I once watched someone dump a handful of Frito's corn chips into their bowl of chili. WTH? Then I tried it. You will be ruined : )

Andy, I have learned when it comes to gastronomical delights to never say never.

How do you keep your impish figure Mike!??

Clean living brother. :whistle:

Desmond Decker, the Skatalites, the Ethiopians, early Ska blending into Reggae: synonymous with jerk chicken, mannish water, and a cold, very cold Red Stripe. I still watch that old James Bond, Dr. No, filmed on the North Coast, Kingston, and the cool in temperature mountains of Manchester. A now long gone era. Scotch bonnet peppers, habaneros, were mixed in varying amounts in most all foods, especially coconut rice. Ya Mon. See ya at the Vintagers.

John, let’s not forget Dandy Livingstone, Toots and the Maytals, etc…

Manhattan Clam Chowder

7-10 dozen clams or 3-5 lbs chopped with broth
1 lb bacon chopped
1 medium bag of onions, chopped
3 bags shoe peg corn
2 medium cans yellow corn
2 lg cans crushed tomatoes
6 bell peppers any color, cored and chopped
7 potatoes skinned, cut into small cubes
2 lg cans mushrooms
1 TBS coarse salt
1 TBS ground black pepper
1/2 tsp dried thyme
2 cans beer

-In large pot, sauté bacon and onions for 5-10 minutes or until onions are soft
and bacon done.
-Add tomatoes, salt, black pepper, thyme. Bring to boil and reduce heat to
simmer. Simmer 45 minutes covered.
-Add potatoes and bell peppers, simmer 20 minutes covered. Stir occasionally.
-Add corn, mushrooms, clams, clam broth, uncovered and simmer 10-15
minutes. Stir occasionally. Adjust seasonings to taste.

I like to crush crackers into mine and add black pepper and hot sauce.

I like the Manhattan version but think I prefer New England Clam Chowder a skoosh more . The soups/chowders were one of my favorite things about hunting on the Eastern Shore of Maryland every resteraunt over there had their own special secret recipe for Cream of crab soup . I’m a big big fan of Maryland Cream of Crab soups , not so much She Crab Soup however . Yes sir when I hunted in Maine I ate lobster darn near three times every day and when I hunted in Dorchester county MD I ate a lot of crab be it soup , crab cakes , eggs Chesapeake or some other derivative there of . FWIW I’ve been casing the menus of the eateries in Georgetown SC in anticipation ! Sure I enjoy the shooting but the EATING is quite important also :whistle:

Craig, half the fun of going to the shoots is enjoying the local cuisine. We always had our favorite eateries wherever we went. As for chowder, I prefer the Manhattan style over New England any day. Not saying I won't order NE Style, but if I have my choice it'll be Manhattan style every time. Just like steak, twitching and au poivre.

Poor Toots, passed from covid. And yes, Livingstone. Thanks Mike.