New England Clam Chowder - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. salt pork, diced
3 small onions, minced
3 c. boiling water
3 c. diced potatoes
3 c. scalded milk
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 qt. fresh clams, minced
or 2 (No. 1) cans minced clams
6 hard crackers

Preparation

Fry salt pork and onions until lightly browned; add water, potatoes and pepper.
Boil 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Heat fresh clams and clam liquor to boiling; add with milk to soup mixture and again bring to a boil.
Pour chowder over plain or crumbled crackers in a serving bowl.
Makes 6 servings.