Potato Chowder

• 2 strips bacon
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 2 cups diced raw potatoes
• 1/2 cup sliced fresh carrots
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground sage
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups milk

1. Fry bacon until crisp in a saucepan large enough for making soup.
2. Remove bacon.
3. Add onion and saute until limp.
4. Add potatoes, carrots, boiling water and salt.
5. Cover and cook until vegetables are tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
6. Add seasonings.
7. Blend flour with 1/4 cup of milk and add with the remaining milk to the vegetable mixture, stirring constantly.
8. Heat until slightly thickened.
9. Crumble bacon and sprinkle over the soup.

bacon, onion, potatoes, carrots, boiling water, salt, ground sage, ground black pepper, paprika, parsley flakes, flour, milk

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/potato-chowder-20102 (may not work)