CHOWDER

Ingredients:

2 cups raw cleaned mussels, cut small.

2 cups raw potatoes, cut small.

1½ cups of water.

1 cup of milk.

1 onion finely chopped.

Some finely chopped parsley.

Salt and pepper to taste.

Method:

Cook the potatoes, onion and mussels until the potatoes are tender.

Season with salt and pepper, add the milk and heat just to boiling point.

Serve sprinkled with parsley.

This chowder can be made equally well with pauas or pipis, and you can increase the quantity according to the size of your family and the number of mussels you have.

We would be glad to have any unusual recipes from our readers. If you have a dish that your family favours particularly, send it to The Editor, Te Ao Hou, P.O. Box 2390, Wellington.