Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/4  pound         bacon cut in small pieces
   1      teaspoon      paprika
     1/2  cup           chopped onion
   1      cup           diced raw potato
   1      can           chopped clams -- with liquid
                        -- (6.5-oz)
     1/4  cup           white wine
   1      cup           crab legs/imitation crab
   1      cup           shrimp
   1      cup           scallops halved/quartered
   1      teaspoon      salt
     1/2  teaspoon      pepper
   1                    bay leaf
     1/2  teaspoon      thyme
   2 1/2  cups          skim milk
     1/3  cup           instant mashed -- potatoes to thicken
                        any other shellfish you -- like

Preparation:

In a heavy soup pot or kettle, brown the bacon with the paprika, onion and potato, sautéing until potato and onions are soft and bacon is cooked. Add the clams, wine, crab legs, shrimp, scallops and nay other seafood or fish. Season with salt and pepper, bay leaf and thyme. Stir in the milk and heat over low flame, stirring constantly. Do not allow mixture to boil. When seafood and fish are thoroughly heated through, thicken chowder by adding instant potatoes. Remove bay leaf and serve. Chowder may be prepared ahead, refrigerated, then reheated in a crock pot or over very low heat.