Salt Codfish Chowder

Ingredients

• ¼ cup salt pork fat (55g)
• 2 onions cut in small pieces
• 2 cups shredded codfish (approx. 400g)
• 1 cup cream (240ml)
• 4 tablespoons butter (56g)
• 3 cups potato cut in cubes (approx. 450g)
• salt, pepper, cayenne
• 1 cup boiling water (240ml)
• 8 crackers buttered
• 2 tablespoons flour

Method

1. Soak codfish in cold water one hour; drain.
2. Parboil potatoes ten minutes.
3. Cook onions in pork fat, add drained potatoes, fish, and one cup of boiling water; cook until potatoes are tender.
4. Melt butter; add flour, milk, cream and seasonings. Combine mixtures, cook five minutes, and serve with crackers which have been previously soaked in milk.

Title

Lowney’s Cook Book

Author

Maria Willet Howard