Lynn's Recipes - Cheddar Corn Chowder

Ingredients

• 8 ounces, bacon, chopped
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 6 cups chopped yellow onions, (about 4 large onions)
• 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter
• ½ cup all- purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
• 12 cups chicken stock or broth
• 6 cups medium-diced white boiling potatoes, unpeeled, (about 2 pounds)
• 10 cups corn kernels, fresh, (10 ears) or frozen, (3 pounds)
• 2 cups half- and- half
• ½ pound sharp white Cheddar cheese, grated