sentence: boil water and then add clams sentence: take the clams out when they open up sentence: strain the water sentence: cook the bacon in a pot sentence: remove the meat from the clams and chop into pieces sentence: remove the bacon sentence: fry the onion and celery sentence: add flour gradually sentence: add potatoes thyme corn and clam juice sentence: after simmering add clam meat heavy cream bacon parsley salt and pepper to the soup and stir