Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   6      medium        potatoes -- peeled and cut into
                        cubes
   6      cups          chicken stock -- (you can use, canned
                        -- chicken broth
   2      6 1/2 ounces  minced -- clams, drained -
                        -- save
   1      tablespoon    lemon juice
   1 1/2  medium        onion -- diced
   1      6 oz pkg.     fresh -- mushrooms, sliced in
                        lengthwise
   4 1/2  tablespoons   butter
     1/3  cup           flour
   3                    bay leaves
   1 1/2  cups          whipping cream
   2 1/2  cups          cooked wild rice
     1/2  teaspoon      pepper

Preparation:

Salt to taste Golden sherry Sauté onions and mushrooms in butter until onions are clear. Put potatoes, broth, clam liquid and lemon juice in a 6 qt. soup pot. Boil 20 minutes. Add flour to onions and mushrooms, stir until smooth. Add onion mixture to soup pot. Toss in bay leaves and pepper, add salt to taste, cook for 10 minutes. Stir often. Add clams, cream and wild rice. Heat - stirring constantly. Just before serving add sherry to taste.