Sea Blue Company Honors Woman, Keepers of the Light!

Throughout United States history there were many women who tended the lighthouses, some officially and others unofficially. In most cases very few of their acts of bravery, heroism and hardship were rarely written about unless the media happened to attach itself to the story. Such was the case with such famous lighthouse women as Abbie Burgess at Matinicus Rock Light in Maine; Ida Lewis at Lime Rock Light in Rhode Island; Kate Walker at Robbins Reef Light in New York; and Fannie Salter at Turkey Point Light in Maryland.
Please see the link below to learn more about the history of Woman, Keepers of the Light!
www.lighthousedigest.com/Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=1253

Sea Blue Is A Fan Of Captain Parkers Chowder Recipe. Yum!

Total Time:
1 hr 10 min

Prep:
20 min

Cook:
50 min

Yield:6 servings

Level:Intermediate

Ingredients
2 ounces salt pork, cut in chunks
3/4 pound all-purpose flour
3/4 pound sweet butter, plus 1/4 pound
4 cups chopped onion
1 1/2 cups chopped celery
1 pinch dry thyme
1 teaspoon celery seed
1 bay leaf
1 quart water
3 chef potatoes, peeled and diced
6 ounces clam base (recommended: Minors)
1 quart fresh chopped clams and their juice
1 quart light cream
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground pepper
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Directions
Put the salt pork on a plate and wrap in plastic. Cook in microwave for 2 1/2 minutes. Meanwhile, make roux with the same amounts of butter and flour. Add 3/4 pound of flour to 3/4 pound of the butter and stir. Make the roux pourable but not too loose or too thick. Begin to cook on low flame or in an oven until the roux is nice and hot. In a heavy bottomed pot, put the remaining 1/4 pound butter and the salt pork. After the salt pork gets lightly browned, take the chunks out. Add the onion, celery and herbs, let it saute for about 5 minutes. Add water and potatoes and bring it to a boil. Then add the clam base, keep stirring so the base and potatoes don’t stick or burn to the bottom of the pan. Add the clams and their juice. When the potatoes become slightly tender bring everything back to a boil and start adding the hot roux. Turn the flame down a little and let simmer for approximately 5 minutes. Slowly add the light cream to the base until you get the right creamy chowder, not too thick or thin. Season with salt and pepper.
PROFESSIONAL RECIPE: This recipe was provided by a chef, restaurant or culinary professional and makes a large quantity. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe in the proportions indicated and therefore cannot make any representation as to the results.
Recipe courtesy of Captain Parker’s Pub