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One time on Usenet, Wayne Boatwright > said:
> On Tue 01 Jan 2008 08:15:38p, Little Malice told us...
>
> > One time on Usenet, said:
> >> On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:38:27 GMT, (Little
> >> Malice) wrote:
> >>
> >> >One time on Usenet, Blinky the Shark > said:
> >> >> No Name wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:27:36 GMT,
> >> >> > (Little Malice) wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>One time on Usenet, said:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>> Clam Chowder
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> 2 slices bacon cut in small pieces
> >> >> >>> 1 stalk celery chopped
> >> >> >>> 1 medium onion chopped
> >> >> >>> 2 medium potatoes peeled & diced
> >> >> >>> 2 tbsp. flour
> >> >> >>> 1 tbsp. butter
> >> >> >>> 8 oz. clam juice
> >> >> >>> Salt and pepper to taste
> >> >> >>> 13 oz. chopped clams, drained, reserve juice
> >> >> >>> 1-1/2 quarts half-half
> >> >> >>> ¼ tsp. thyme
> >> >> >>> 2 tsp. parsley
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> Fry the bacon till partially cooked, add onion and celery. Sauté
> >> >> >>> till vegetables are tender and bacon is crisp. Add potatoes and
> >> >> >>> butter. Sprinkle the flour over the potatoes and mix well. Stir
> >> >> >>> in reserved liquid, clam juice, salt and pepper. Cook over low
> >> >> >>> heat until the potatoes are tender. Stir occasionally. Add the
> >> >> >>> clams. Stir in half-half, thyme, and parsley. Heat until hot but
> >> >> >>> do not boil.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>Is this something you've made or one that you found? Inquiring
> >> >> >>minds...
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I got it in my email. WHY??? Is it missing something?
> >> >>
> >> >> Your recommendation -- having tried it?
> >> >
> >> >Right, that's what I wanted to know. I don't put flour in my clam
> >> >chowder, but a lot of folks do...
> >>
> >> You use potatoes to thicken? I always have a bag of instant on hand
> >> just in case I need it for something like that.
> >
> > Mine is just potato soup with clams and bacon. I love it, but I'm sure
> > it's not for everyone...
> >
>
> Works for me, Jani!

*grin* I do like the thicker stuff when I'm in a restaurant. I
had some that was very good recently, AMOF. We have a local
cheesesteak shop in the area now and went there for dinner the
other night. The owners are a nice couple from Vermont. They
recently started serving a yummy, thick, New England clam
chowder. I liked it so much that the lady owner packed up a
free bowl for me to take home for lunch the next day... :-)

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Jani in WA