On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 01:41:26 GMT, "wff_ng_6"
> wrote:

>All this talk about clam chowder, and not one word about the "other" clam
>chowder...
>
>I hate to be sacrilegious, but I like Manhattan clam chowder. I guess it's
>what you grow up with.
>
>In either case, salt pork is required. The last time I needed some I ran
>into the usual problem in my local Safeway. The meat case must have had 50
>pounds total of fatback packages, but not a single package of salt pork. I
>asked the meat person at the store that day, and she didn't understand the
>difference between salt pork and fatback. So then she suggested a package of
>ham chunks for seasoning. No, no, no... salt pork, fatback, ham chunks,
>bacon... it all has a somewhat different taste and texture.
>
>So I went to Shoppers Food Warehouse instead.
>
Enlighten me please. I always thought fatback was salt pork.

TIA


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