Clam/Seafood Chowder

Ingredients

1 Quart clams - For seafood chowder, add mussels, fish, scallops and shrimp)

1/4 cup salt pork (or chopped bacon)

3/4 cup onion - sliced

2 cups cold water

1/2 cup cream

2 tablespoons butter

3 cups diced potatoes

Instructions

Boil the potatoes

Drain chopped clams, save the liquid

Cook salt pork - almost crisp

Add onions and simmer until soft (3-5 minutes)

Add the potatoes, water & clam juice

Simmer 10 more minutes

Add the clams, and other seafood if making seafood chowder

Cook 12-20 minutes

Add butter, half & half as needed