*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                              BASIC CHOWDER

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

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   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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