Wild Rice Soup with Bacon

This was a very easy soup but needs a lead time of about 90 minutes since the rice has to cook an hour. I cut the amount of bacon (8 slices) in half since I didn't want one flavor to dominate the soup, and I was glad i did. I also chopped the bacon before cooking rather than breaking up the bacon after cooking (just personal preference). The soup is finished with a little heavy cream but I used half and half since we like slightly thinner soups. Both of really liked the taste and texture of this soup.