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Lenten Reflection: Day 6
From Simplifying the Soul:
Today, spend a little time thinking about a particularly unappealing cleaning job you have been putting off. If it’s too big to accomplish in an hour or so, leave it aside till after Lent. Instead, choose a task small enough to invalidate any claims that you don’t have time to do it.
Lenten Soup Recipe: Fish Chowder
Ingredients
2 medium sliced onions 
2 tablespoons of butter and margarine
1 1/2 pounds fish, filleted
5 medium potatoes, pared
4 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
3 cups boiling water
1 quart half and half
1/2 teaspoon of thyme
1/2 teaspoon of oregano
Preparation
Brown onions in butter and margarine. Cut fish into bite-size pieces. In pot, cook onion, fish, potatoes, salt, pepper, and water. Simmer for 25 minutes.
Add half and half, thyme and oregano, and heat through.
This simple family recipe has been dubbed “fish chowder for those who say they don’t like fish chowder.”
Submitted by Mary Smith.
