Fish Chowder

Ingredients

1/2 pound salt fish or
2 lbs. fresh fish
1 quart potatoes cut in pieces
2 tablespoonfuls bacon drippings
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoonfuls cornmeal
2 cups milk
crackers

Directions

If salt fish is used, hold it under running water for a few minutes, then shred it.

If fresh fish is used, Wash it, remove bones if possible, and cut it into six or eight pieces.

Brown the onion in the fat. Into a kettle put layers of fish and potatoes and add a little browned onion and corn-meal to each layer. Cover with hot water and boil gently until the potatoes are tender. Add the milk and continue heating until the mixture is hot. Just before serving, add a few crackers broken into pieces.