Chowder for 8 persons

Ingredients

• 6 potatoes
• 6 onions
• 2 soaked ship biscuits
• 4 slices of bacon
• 4lbs of codfish 
• 4 tablespoons of butter
• 2 tablespoons of salt
• 1 teaspoon of black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon of cloves
• 1 oz of thyme
• Vegetable Stock
• 3 tablespoons of chopped parsley
• Lemon juice
• 5 lumps of sugar

Directions

1. Boil, mash, and pass the 6 potatoes through a colander
2. Slice and fry 6 onions til browned in saucepan
3. Fry and dice 4 slices of bacon into saucepan
4. Cut Codfish into inch thick pieces
5. Add layer of of fish 
6. Season fish with black pepper, grated nutmeg, cloves, and thyme
7. Pour in vegetable stock to cover contents 
8. Repeat 1-6 until saucepan is mostly filled
9. Add soaked ship biscuits
10. Season with chopped parsley
11. Slowly cook for an hour
12. Meanwhile, add 5 lumps of sugar and lemon juice
13.  Serve with glass of wine and enjoy!

Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days.
Prepared by Andrew Bays
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2017