Hi Staci, you're not late.I think the time zones are really confusing and maybe on reflection so was my post .
Ann | Homepage | 05.14.08 - 8:44 am | #

Ah, yes, chowder. My grandparents church in S. Illinois (rural area between Newton & Olney) had a chowder festival every year. They planned and prepared for the chowder for months.
Randy (no blog) | Homepage | 05.14.08 - 8:55 am | #

You made it sound so good that I had to go thaw some of last fall's chowder out for my lunch.
Teresa | 05.14.08 - 9:38 am | #

I have chowder in my freezer, too! And I'm the only one who eats it at my house.
Tanya | 05.14.08 - 9:42 am | #

Yep. Our local volunteer fire dept has a chowder day every Labor Day weekend. Across the river in Indiana, they call a very similar soup "fricasse". I'd heard of neither one before moving here 21 years ago and have never tried to make it on my own. I do like it.
Sandy C. | Homepage | 05.14.08 - 4:31 pm | #

Wow. That is a serious amount of chowder - 70 gallons?!
nikkipolani | Homepage | 05.15.08 - 10:20 am | #

THE LITTLE TOWN OF ORIO, 13 MILES
SOUTH OF LAWRENCEVILLE, IL. AND
ABOUT 5 MILES WEST MAKE OVER 1200
GALLONS OF CHOWDER ON LABOR DAY
WEEKEND. THEY HAVE MANY KETTLES
AND ELECTRIC STIRRERS.
JIM | 09.10.09 - 8:49 pm | #