Soft clam Chowder Recipe

• Quart of shucked soft shell clams
• 6 potatoes
• 1/4 pound salt pork, minced
• Sliced onion
• 1 can of chopped tomatoes
• 1 quart of cold water
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Optional: Thyme or other herbs
• Optional: crushed oyster crackers

1. Chop a quart of soft clams, set aside.
2. Peel and slice 6 potatoes thin.
3. Put the minced salt pork into a pot and fry crisp, then remove the pork and fry a small sliced onion in the pot to a light brown.
4. Add the potatoes and the tomatoes, spices, cayenne pepper, and cold water.
5. Simmer four hours.
6. After cooking three and a half hours, add the clams. You may also add some crushed oyster crackers or saltines.
7. Season to taste.
8. Serve very hot.
9. Scallops can be used instead of clams. Treated in the same way, they make a delicious chowder; add cayenne to season.

.