Here's a recipe for New England Clam Chowder...great for your guests on
Christmas Day!

1 16 oz can chopped or whole baby clams
2 pint containers heavy cream
4 cups whole milk
1 tbsp worchestershire sauce
1/4 cup white cooking wine
1 tbsp dill
1 tbsp black pepper
1 tbsp poultry seasoning
1 can chicken broth
2 cups potatoes, peeled and chopped
2 strips of bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 tbsp bacon grease reserved
1 and 1/2 cups potato flakes for thickening

put crockpot on high. Add cream, milk, dill, black pepper, poultry
seasoning, and worchestershire sauce. Stir into cream/milk mixture. Add
wine, broth, potatoes, and clams(including clam juice). While crockpot
is heating, cook bacon until crisp, and drain, reserving 1 tbsp grease.
Crumble bacon and add to crockpot along with grease. Cook mixture on
high for 3 hours, until potatoes are tender. Turn off crockpot. Stir in
potato flakes and let stand for ten minutes. Serve with garlic cheddar
or buttermilk biscuits.