Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  6             slices  bacon slices -- diced
  1              large  onion -- chopped (1 cup)
  1 1/2           cups  carrots -- diced
  2              large  potatoes -- pared & diced
  1           teaspoon  salt
  1                cup  clam juice -- (8 oz. bottle)
  16            ounces  canned clams -- (2 cans 8 oz. ea.)
  16            ounces  canned tomatoes
     1/2      teaspoon  thyme -- crumbed

Preparation:

Saut‚ bacon until crisp in a kettle; remove and set aside for next stop. Stir onion into droppings in kettle; saut‚ until soft. Add potatoes, salt, and claim juice; cover. Simmer 15 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. Stir in clams, tomatoes, thyme, and cooked bacon; simmer 15 minutes longer. Ladle into soup bowls; garnish with finely cut chives, if you wish.

Nutritional Information:

234 Calories (kcal); 5g Total Fat; (18% calories from fat); 24g Protein; 24g Carbohydrate; 56mg Cholesterol; 828mg Sodium