Omelet wrote:
> brooklyn1 wrote:
>> sf wrote:
>> >Allan Matthews wrote:
>> >
>> >>Am making clam chowder for first time , but will
>> >> thicken with potato.
>> >
>> >Potatoes are the only way to thicken clam chowder.
>>
>> You're talking that wimpy New England style... REAL clam chowder.
>> Manhattan clam chowder, is best thickened with okra.
>
>Oh yes! I love soups thickened with okra, and it's not slimy if you do
>it right.

Naturally we gotta do it right. And fresh n' sassy, young n' nubile
is best... of course ultimately it's all in the technique... in how we
slurp and swallow.