6 md Potatoes,peeled and cut into

           -1/2" cubes
      6 c  Chicken stock (You can use

           -canned chicken broth.)
      2    6 1/2 oz cans minced

           -clams,drained - save liquid
      1 tb Lemon juice

  1 1/2 md Onion,diced

      1    6 oz pkg. fresh

           -mushrooms,sliced in three
           -pieces lengthwise
  4 1/2 tb Butter

    1/3 c  Flour

      3    Bay leaves

  1 1/2 c  Whipping cream

  2 1/2 c  Cooked wild rice

    1/2 ts Pepper

  Salt to taste Golden sherry
  Saute onions and mushrooms in butter until onions are clear. Put
  potatoes,broth,clam liquid and lemon juice in a 6 qt. soup pot.Boil 20
  minutes.Add flour to onions and mushrooms,stir until smooth. Add onion
  mixture to soup pot.Toss in bay leaves and pepper, add salt to
  taste,cook for 10 minutes.Stir often.Add clams,cream and wild
  rice.Heat - stirring constantly.Just before serving add sherry to
  taste.