Basic Chowder

* Exported from MasterCook *

BASIC CHOWDER

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Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 oz Bacon bits
1 Carrot, thinly sliced
2 Sticks celery, thinly sliced
1 Onion, coarsely chopped
1 Bay leaf
2 Cloves of garlic (or 3)
1 t Pepper

Fry the bacon in a large pot and remove. Add the
carrot and celery and cook over medium heat for 2
minutes. Add the onion, bay leaf and whole cloves of
garlic. Stir and add the pepper.

"All you really need is a big pot and some bacon bits.
After that, you improvise.... (Otherwise) we are
stuck with the tyranny of the formal recipe which
defines The Only Way To Do It in a form as exact, and
frequently as exciting, as a prescription from the
doctor."

Source: Urban Peasant by James Barber Shared by
Elizabeth Rodier 6/93



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