Ingredients:
4 slices salt pork
1 cup onions, diced
1 cup potatoes, diced
1 cup carrots, diced
1 cup celery, diced
3 quarts water
1 can tomato soup
1 large can chopped tomatoes
4 dozen clams with juice
Salt and pepper
3 Tablespoons thyme

Preparation:
Saute onions in salt pork slowly until clear, not brown. Add water and vegetables and cook covered until vegetables are done. Add tomato soup, can of chopped tomatoes and clams. The clams should be steamed open and all the liquid should be added to the soup. Put plenty of thyme in and make sure there's always some floating