Wayne Boatwright > wrote in message >...
> "tenplay" > wrote in news:nQqgb.421006$2x.144588
> @rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net:
>
> > What do you add to get the smooth and thick consistency of the white clam
> > chowder?
> >
> >
>
> Really good clam chowder isn't thickened with anything except, of course,
> some of the potato breaking down.
>
> Wayne

It is a matter of taste I guess. Well actually is the discussion
should it be thick or should you add a thickening agent? I like thick
chowder but when I make mine I do not use a slurry or roux it is just
thick on its own.