Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
basskisser wrote:
John Gaquin wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message

Really? What do you have that states such? Who ever told you that
chowder can't have tomato in it? This is what dictionary.com has on the
subject:
A thick soup containing fish or shellfish, especially clams, and
vegetables, such as potatoes and onions, in a milk or tomato base.
A soup similar to this seafood dish: corn chowder.
Notice is says right there "milk OR TOMATO base"????
From Merriam Webster:
Main Entry: 2chowder
Function: noun
Etymology: French chaudière kettle, contents of a kettle, from Late
Latin caldaria -- more at CAULDRON
: a soup or stew of seafood (as clams or fish) usually made with milk
or tomatoes, salt pork, onions, and other vegetables (as potatoes);
also : a soup resembling chowder

Notice is says right there "milk OR TOMATO base"????
Both the dictionary.com and the Merriam-Webster entries were done by New
Yorkers, so they don't count.

....claim to have made it their own by *******izing it beyond
all recognition. :-)
Please show me any research that states that a chowder can not contain
tomatoes.....
No research required. I have primary sources that support my argument,
comprising my whole extended family and virtually the entire population of
Boston.

:-)

Oh, I see, so like usual, you just stick your fingers in your ears and
yell Nah, Nah, Nah.........
Must be hell going through life so narrow minded.

Bassy,
Can't you tell that John is pulling your leg?

Oh, no he's not. He was absolutely serious to begin with, THEN when
anybody with any knowledge pointed out to him he was wrong, then and
only then did he start acting like he was *just kidding*...