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Ingredients
- 1/2 lb grnd or possibly finely-diced salt pork
- 1 lb onions
- 1 gal clam juice
- 1 lb potatoes diced
- 1 Tbsp. paprika
- 2 c. canned tomato puree
- 1 1/2 quart minced quahogs (large hard-shell clams)
- Water as needed
- Salt to taste
- Freshly-grnd black pepper to taste
- Pilot crackers crumbled
Directions
- In a large dutch oven, heat the salt pork till the fat melts. Add in the onions. Cook over gentle heat till very soft.
- Add in the clam juice, potatoes, seasonings, tomato puree and a little water. Simmer till the potatoes are soft, then add in the quahogs. Heat and taste for seasoning. Add in water if needed. It is best to use old, not new, potatoes, because they thicken the chowder with their starch.
- Crush some pilot crackers and stir them into the chowder to thicken it further, near the end of the cooking. Happy Eating.
- This recipe makes about 20 (8-ounce) servings.
- Comments: In the 1920s and 1930s, there was a large and very popular amusement park located on Narragansett Bay in Warwick, Rhode Island. The chief attraction of the park, called "Rocky Point Amusement Park" was a huge shore dinner hall that could seat over 1000 diners at a time. The hall was built right on the Bay and was advertised as the largest shore dinner hall in the world.
- The main item on the menu was Rocky Point Clam Chowder that was prepared according to the shore dinner hall's owner's well kept secret recipe. The diners were seated at both sides of very long tables as they arrived, usually in groups (there was no preferential seating) and the warm chowder was brought in in large metal pots and placed on the tables about six feet apart - about 50 pots to each table. The chowder was served with warm "Rocky Point Clam Cakes" (see recipe), sweet corn and watermelon. Beer and soft drinks were available for purchase nearby.
- Unfortunately, the shore dinner hall and the rest of the amusement park were totally destroyed in the hurricane of September 1938. No attempt was made to rebuild the park and the shore dinner hall till after World War II, and it reopened for business in 1946. Tragedy struck again when the new park and shore dinner hall were destroyed by another hurricane in 1954. Again the amusement park and shore dinner hall were rebuilt. However, the park and the shore dinner hall were closed down for good a few years ago (1996) and they are now just a memory. But the famous Rocky Point Clam Chowder and Rocky Point Clam Cakes are still available from Rocky Point Chowder House, 1759 Post Rd, Warwick, RI (401-739-4222).
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 510g | |
| Recipe makes 12 servings | |
| Calories 208 | |
| Calories from Fat 8 | 4% |
| Total Fat 0.87g | 1% |
| Saturated Fat 0.05g | 0% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 1339mg | 56% |
| Potassium 652mg | 19% |
| Total Carbs 47.47g | 13% |
| Dietary Fiber 3.5g | 12% |
| Sugars 14.4g | 10% |
| Protein 3.65g | 6% |
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