Daniel Webster's Chowder

From the 1881 Household Cyclopedia

Easy
Ingredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1

4 tbsp chopped onion

2

Fatty pork

3

1 quart mashed potatoes

4

1 ½ pounds sea biscuit, broken

5

1 tsp thyme

6

1 tsp summer savory

7

½ bottle mushroom catsup

8

1 bottle port or claret

9

¼ nutmeg pod, grated

10

A few cloves

11

Mace

12

Allspice

13

6 pounds sea bass or cod, cut into slices

14

25 oysters

15

Black pepper

16

A few slices lemon

Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1

Fry the onion with the fatty pork. Transfer to a large pot.

2

Add all remaining ingredients to pot.

3

Add enough water to cover everything by 1 inch.

4

Bring to a boil. Simmer for 1 hour, stirring gently every so often.

1 hour

5

Serve.