Grandma Brown's Corn Chowder

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Ingredients:

1/2 pound bacon

2 stalks celery, chopped

2 small onions, diced

2 tablespoons margarine

salt to taste

ground black pepper to taste

1 (14.75 ounce) can cream-style corn

1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn

4 cups chicken broth

2 cups milk

6 small potatoes, cubed

2 carrots, chopped

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Directions:

Fry bacon in pan until almost done. Add onions and celery, and sauté until lightly browned.  Transfer to a cooking pot. Add cream-style corn, kernel corn, butter, and broth. Add carrots and potatoes. Cook for about 15 minutes.  Mix together flour and a little water to form a paste.  Add milk and flour paste. You might want to add more flour paste, depending on how thick you like your chowder. Simmer for 30 minutes or until you are ready to eat. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Grocery Item	Weekly Sale at Econo Foods (3/3/2013-3/9/2013)
Bacon	John Morrell Bacon (16 oz.) on sale for $4.39 Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon (12 oz.) on sale 2 for $5.00
Corn	Butter Kernel Canned Vegetables (15 oz.) on sale 3 for $2.00
Potatoes	Russet or Red Potatoes (10 lb. bag) on sale for $2.99
Onions	Yellow Onions (3 lb. bag) on sale for $2.49

Grocery Item	Weekly Sale at Cub Foods (3/3/2013-3/9/2013)
Chicken Broth	Swanson’s Chicken Broth (32 oz.) on sale 2 for $4.00
Corn	Essential Everyday Frozen Vegetables (16 oz.) on sale 4 for $5.00
Onion	Yellow Onions (2 lb. bag) on sale for $1.48
Potatoes	Perfect Size Russet Potatoes (5 lb. bag) on sale for $2.48
Bacon	Oscar Mayer Bacon (12-16 oz.) 2 for $6.00 with coupon
Milk	Land O’Lakes White Milk (1 gallon) 2 for $6.00 with coupon