Chicken and Corn Chowder

Ingredients

¼ cup diced salt pork

2 tablespoon whole butter

1 small onion, diced

1 cup celery, diced

4 ears fresh corn, cut from cob, juices reserved

2 cups red potatoes, diced

2 cups cooked chicken breast, cubed

5 cups homemade chicken stock

1 cup light cream

1 tablespoon fresh thyme (1 teaspoon dried thyme)

1 small bunch fresh parsley, minced

salt and fresh ground pepper to taste


1.Melt the butter in a heavy 6-quart saucepan over medium heat. Cook the salt pork, stirring frequently until crispy. Remove with a slotted spoon and set reserve.

2. Sauté the onion and celery in the butter and salt pork fat for 10 minutes until soft.

3. Add the potatoes and stir briefly to coat. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes until the potatoes are fork tender.

4. Add the corn, the reserved juices, the chicken and the thyme. Add salt and pepper to taste. The chowder can be prepped ahead of time up until this point. When you are ready to serve, heat it and proceed.

5. Stir the cream in slowly. Add the minced parsley, taste and correct the seasonings. Raise the heat but do not boil or the cream will curdle. Serve hot garnished with the crispy salt pork.

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1971 Fun Facts

We opened the doors to our Black Dog Tavern on January 1st, 1971. What other exciting things were happening in 1971? We did some digging and found these fun facts about that year!


1971 Random U.S Facts

🐾 Top single (Billboard year end top 100) Joy to the World – Three Dog Night🐾 Disney World opened; adult tickets were $3.50 🐾 Voting age was lowered to 18 🐾 Gas $0.40/gallon 🐾 Average income a year was $10,600 🐾 A United States postage stamp was 8 cents 🐾 Federal Express (FedEx) was founded by Fred Smith 🐾 The first ever email was sent! Ray Tomlinson sent a message from on Digital Equipment Corporation computer to another Digital Equipment Corporation computer.

 

1971 Vineyard Facts

🐾 Martha's Vineyard population is 6,117 🐾 Fishing shacks and working waterfront of Menemsha are preserved. 🐾 The one true vineyard. Chicama Vineyards, opens 🐾 Broadway star and MV resident Katharine Cornell films “This is Our Island”

 

1971 Dog Facts

🐾 117 dog breeds were recognized by the AKC 🐾 The poodle was the most popular dog in 1971, and was for 22 years 🐾 Dog ownerships have tripled since 1970s 🐾 Dog food was around 20 cents a bag!🐾 David Leavitt set out to create an English Bulldog that was less intense, more nimble and healthier. Crossing the Bulldog, American Pit Bull Terrier, Bullmastiff and the American Bulldog, Mr. leavitt managed to create today's Olde English Bulldogge.