Almost Clam Chowder

1 pound bacon -- diced
1/4 pound ham
2 cups chopped onion
2 cups diced celery
2 cups diced carrots
4 cups diced potatoes
2 cups diced cooked chicken meat (or substitute cooked turkey)
4 cups chicken broth
2 bottles clam juice
1 can whole kernel corn with liquid
Salt -- to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper -- to taste
4 cups milk
3/4 cup flour
4 cups shredded cheese, cheddar or jack
1/2 pint whipping cream -- not whipped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

In large skillet sauté bacon, ham, onions, and celery until bacon is crisp and onions and celery are limp. Add salt and pepper. Put contents of skillet along with potatoes, carrots, chicken, broth, clam juice, and corn into slow cooker, cover, and cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours or HIGH 3 to 4 hours. Whisk flour into milk, and add to pot along with cheese, whipping cream, and parsley and cook one more hour on HIGH.

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