76.—CORN CHOWDER

1/3 cup half-inch cubes salt pork1½ teaspoons salt
1 onion sliced¼ teaspoon paprika
3 cups boiling water1 can corn chopped
3 cups thinly sliced potatoes2 cups hot milk
¼ teaspoon celery salt6 common crackers split

Cook salt pork and onion together slowly for ten minutes; add boiling water, and strain into chowder kettle; add potatoes and seasonings, and cook about fifteen minutes or until potatoes are tender; put corn into a strainer, drain the juice into the kettle, and chop the corn, using finest cutter; add to chowder; add hot milk and crackers; and cook five minutes. The bits of pork and onion may be left in the chowder if desired.

77.—CORN AND TOMATO CHOWDER

¼ pound salt pork chopped fine¼ teaspoon pepper
1 onion chopped fine½ can corn
1 green pepper shredded2 cups hot milk
3 cups boiling water1 tablespoon butter
½ can tomatoes2 tablespoons flour
3 potatoes sliced6 common crackers split
2 teaspoons salt

Cook pork, onion, and pepper slowly for ten minutes; add water, tomatoes, potatoes, salt, and pepper, and cook until potatoes are tender; add corn and milk, and thicken with butter and flour blended together. Add crackers (which have been moistened in cold water), and simmer for five minutes.

78.—FISH CHOWDER

3 pounds haddock1/8 teaspoon pepper
½ cup half-inch cubes salt pork1 tablespoon butter
1 onion sliced3 tablespoons flour
1 quart cold water2 cups hot milk
4 cups thinly sliced potatoes6 common crackers split
2 teaspoons salt

Order skin and bones removed from fish at market, and have them delivered with fish and head; cook salt pork and onion together slowly for ten minutes; add fish head, skin, and bones, cover with cold water; cook for twenty minutes, and strain into chowder kettle; add the fish (cut in two-inch pieces), potatoes, salt, and pepper, and cook twenty minutes; thicken milk with butter and flour blended together, and mix with chowder; add crackers (which have been moistened in cold water), and cover for five minutes. Cod, hake, white fish, or any firm fish may be used in place of haddock.

79.—OYSTER CHOWDER