Two lbs. solid fish-shreds, 1/2 lb. salt pork, 4 onions, 10 potatoes, salt and pepper, 2 tablespoonfuls farina, milk.

Take 1/2 lb. fat salt pork, cut into slices, and fry out well. Slice four large onions and fry in the pork fat until they are a light brown. Stir Constantly to prevent burning, and thus make the chowder better. Put this into a pot with 3 qts. of boiling water and let it boil 20 minutes. Skim out the pieces of pork and onion and add 10 potatoes, sliced, not too thin, and boil 20 minutes. Then add 2 lbs. of solid fish-shreds and boil 10 minutes if the fish is not cooked. Add salt and pepper to taste. When cooked stir in slowly a thickening made of 2 tablespoonfuls of farina mixed in cold milk, and let it boil up once only. Put the pot back on the fire, and after letting it stand a few moments skim off the scum which will rise to the top, and serve.