Liz Smith, grand dame of dish is a master of Texas dish too. Ignore the motto on her apron

If you like fish soup, clam chowder, lobster bisque and the like but you don't have or what it takes to make it, here's the poor man's trailer subsitute. I happen to love it though I know people who just turn away.

Take a can of good red sock-eye salmon. Open it. Dump it in a sauce pan and artfully peel off the black parts of the “rind.” Be sure you include the oil on the salmon. Add two pats of butter and about a tablespoon of flour.  Crush, mix and blend it with a fork. Salt and pepper this liberally.

            Over moderate heat, slowly add about two pints of whole milk – and maybe a dash of cream if you want to really go crazy.  Keep mixing and stirring, being sure to break up the salmon throughout.  You’ll need to add more salt and pepper toward the end probably. 

            Fish soup!  About twice a year I eat this with Lay’s potato chips but of course you can add croutons or crackers or whatever you like with fish soup. 

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