SHRIMP CHOWDER

3 medium onions, sliced 3 tablespoons fat 1 cup boiling water 5 medium potatoes 3 teaspoons salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 1 pound fresh shrimp 1 quart milk, heated 1 cup (1¼ pound) grated processed American Cheddar cheese 2 tablespoon minced parsley

Sauté onions in hot fat in deep kettle until tender. Add boiling water, then sliced potatoes, salt, pepper. Simmer, covered, 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Then add shrimp, cooked with viscera removed, the hot milk in which the cheese has been melted, and parsley. Serve at once.