Chapter Ten

Grandma Yoder’s Secret Corn Chowder

Makes 8 servings

1 pound bacon

1 large onion, chopped

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 pint half-and-half

2 cans creamed corn

Salt and pepper to taste

 

 

Start by cooking up the bacon. Grandma fried her bacon in a cast iron skillet, as does Freni, but when it’s my turn to cook, I zap it in a microwave. Crumble the cooked bacon and set it aside, saving two or three tablespoons of the grease.

 

In a large pot, saute the onion in the bacon grease until it softens and begins to brown. Stir in the cream of chicken soup and the half-and-half. Dump in the creamed corn and season to taste with salt and pepper.

 

Serve with the crumbled bacon sprinkled on top. This soup tastes even better when made the day before and allowed to sit in the refrigerator overnight. Just remember to heat it up very slowly the next day so it doesn’t scorch, as it is rather thick.