Old Fashioned Corn Chowder - SippitySup

Ingredients

• 4 slices bacon, sliced crosswise into ½ pieces
• 1 cup onion, cut into ¼‑inch dice
• 2 celery stalks, cut into ½‑inch dice
• 6 sprigs thyme tied together in a bundle
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 4 yukon gold potato, peeled and cut into ¼‑inch dice
• 4 ears fresh corn, kernels shaved off, cobs broken in half and reserved
• 1 cup half-and-half
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)
• parsley leaves as garnish, optional