Ingredients:

• 3 slices salt pork or bacon, diced
• 2 onions, diced
• 1 ½ pints fresh shucked clams or a (17 – Ounce can minced or whole clams)
• 1 ½ cups water
• 3 ½ cups diced potatoes
• 1 ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp ground pepper
• 3 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 3 cups milk
• 3 tbsp unsalted butter
• 3 tbsp all – purpose flour (Optional)

Preparation:

1. saute the pork/ bacon in a pan until it becomes a light brown color, skim it out in pieces. Then cook the onions in the fat until it becomes golden.

2. Drain all of the clams, then strain the liquid and set aside. Chop all of the clams. Add the clam liquid that was set aside to the fat and water with potatoes. Then cook until the potatoes have become tender, then season and add the clams. Scald the milk and add. If you do not wish to thicken it any further, add the butter. If you DO wish to thicken it, mix butter and flour together until it is nice and creamy, add and cook for another ten minutes.

3. Now you are ready to serve, pour the chowder over some crackers and you are good to go!