American Corn Chowder

Ingredients

 * 1/2 lb streaky bacon
 * 1 sliced onion
 * 2 stalks chopped celery
 * 2 chopped green peppers
 * 2 diced potatoes
 * 2 cups sweet corn
 * 1/4 lb flour
 * 1/2 pint milk

Directions

 * Chop bacon into small pieces.
 * Fry until lightly brown; add onion, celery and green pepper and fry them.
 * Put in potatoes and 2 pints of water.
 * Season with salt, paprika and half of bay leaf.
 * Simmer until potatoes are cooked.
 * Mix flour with half of milk, pour soup into this, stirring continuously.
 * Pour this back into saucepan and bring to boil.
 * Add the rest of milk and corn.
 * Reheat but do not boil.
 * Serve hot, sprinkled with parsley.