Cookbook:New England Chowder

This recipe for chowder originates from the 1881 Household Cyclopedia.

Ingredients

 * Haddock, cod, or similar fish, cut in 3-inch pieces
 * Fat salt pork, cut in strips
 * Onions, sliced
 * Wheat flour
 * Black pepper
 * Salt
 * Crackers (preferably Philadelphia pilot bread)

Procedure

 * 1) Fry the salt pork in a pot until the fat has rendered out. Remove the pork.
 * 2) In the pot, layer the fish, onions, and pork until the fish is used up.
 * 3) Mix some flour with as much water as will fill the pot; add to pot.
 * 4) Season with salt and pepper to taste.
 * 5) Bring to boil, and simmer for about 30 minutes.
 * 6) Soak the crackers in water until they are slightly softened, then add to chowder 5 minutes before serving.
 * 7) Serve in a tureen.