Recipe - Mrs. Kings Windemere Clam Chowder

12 cn Clams, minced,(6 One half oz.)
2 Potatoes, minced very fine
2 Onions minced fine/sauteed
1 qt Whole milk
One half pt Heavy cream
One fourth pound Margarine or butter
3 Eggs
One fourth teaspoon Baking soda
Worcestershire sauce to tast
3 Strips of bacon rendered unt
Dry and crumbled very fine
1 teaspoon Horse radish

l/4 cup flour 1. Open 11 cans of clams. (Save 12th can for blending with
thickening ingredients.) Separate clams into a bowl and pour clam juice
into a large cooking pot. 2. Add potatoes and onions to clam juice. Cover
and simmer until potatoes are tender. From this point on, always cook in an
uncovered pot over low or medium heat. NEVER allow the chowder to boil! 3.
Add clams, worcestershire sauce and optional bacon. 4. In a blender, mix
very thoroughly 2 cups of milk, 12th can of clams and its juice, flour,
cream, horse radish, and eggs. 5. Slowly stir the blended mixture into the
cooking clams. Add the remaining 2 cups of milk. Turn heat down to low. 6.
Cook for 1015 minutes; stir occasionally, but do NOT allow the contents to
come to a boil. 7. Dissolve the baking soda in one teaspoon of water and
add it to the chowder to prevent ingredient separation. 8. Taste and season
if necessary. 9. Float the stick of butter or margarine on the chowder.
When it melts, fold it in. Allow the chowder to ripen for at least 3 hours
before serving

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