1/2 cup of salt pork scraps
1/4 cup chopped onion
4 Tbsp. minced parsley
1 cup of water (bottled clam juice optional for taste)
salt and pepper
1 pt. of clams
1 cup of chopped raw potatoes
2 hard boiled eggs (hot)
2 oz. butter
3 Tbsp. flour
3 cups of rich milk

In a large saucepan, fry out 1/2 cup of salt pork scraps.. don’t allow them to get too dark. Skim out the scraps and reserve. In the drippings, sauté very lightly, 1/4 cup chopped onion; add 4 Tbsp. minced parsley, 1 cup of water and salt and pepper. Drain well 1 pt. of clams; add the juice to the onion, and add 1 cup of chopped raw potatoes. Simmer this for about 20 minutes add the chopped clams and simmer for 15 minutes. Blend 2 hard boiled eggs while they are hot with 2 oz. butter and 3 Tbsp. flour; stir into the chowder. Heat 3 cups of rich milk and stir it into the chowder. Keep hot but do not boil. Add the pork scraps before serving. Why not use a bottle of clam juice instead of the 1 cup water .. makes it much more tasty.