This will not be your Grandma's Clam Chowder. It's got a kick to it that balances out the potatoes and blandness of the clams.
I canned the vegetables separately to avoid using the space in my quart jars for the clams. Will store cans of clams as I see them on sale and then add them to the soup when I do use the base. I had enough in this recipe for 6 Quarts and some left over for dinner. I would serve this with crackers or hot bread and adjust the vegetable amounts to your own tastes. Leave the spicy stuff out even and it's still good, just not as kickin!
