Medium heat, cook onions, carrots, parsley, and bacon 20 min. Steam potatoes 20 min, slightly tender. Drain clams, reserve 1 quart clam juice. Set aside.

Add cayenne pepper, white pepper, black pepper, salt to onion mixture. Add heavy cream, milk, clam juice, shrimp base let it come to boil.

In smaller pot, melt butter and slowlt add flour. Once-veggie mixture is boiling, add roux and stir. Turn off heat and add clams, add potatos, serve