American Corn Chowder

Ingredients

 * ½ lb streaky bacon
 * 1 sliced onion
 * 2 stalks chopped celery
 * 2 chopped green peppers
 * 2 diced potatoes
 * 2 cups sweet corn
 * ¼ lb flour
 * ½ pint milk

Directions

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