Fish Chowder -2

1/2 pound salt fish or
2 pounds fresh fish
1 quart potatoes cut in pieces
2 tablespoonfuls bacon drippings or other fat
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoonfuls corn-meal
1 pint milk
Crackers
If salt fish is used, hold it under running water for a few minutes, then shred it. If fresh fish is used,
Wash it, remove
bones if possible, and cut it into six or eight pieces. Brown the onion in the fat. Into a kettle put layers
of fish and
potatoes and add a little browned onion and corn-meal to each layer. Cover with hot water and boil
gently until the
potatoes are tender. Add the milk and continue heating until the mixture is hot. Just before serving, add
a few
crackers broken into pieces.