New England Clam Chowder Recipe - Six Sisters' Stuff

Ingredients

• 4 (6½ ounce) cans chopped clams ((including juice))
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 3 medium potatoes (peeled and diced)
• 2 stalks celery (diced)
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 medium onion (diced)
• 6 strips bacon (cooked and diced)
• 1 ½ teaspoon dried basil
• 1 ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• salt & pepper (to taste)
• 3 cups half and half