Ditto on the salt pork and mashed potatoes.
I make Corn Chowder much the same way except I use 3 cans of cream corn, I know how to cream corn but with two feet of snow in my front how am I going to get fresh corn, and then add 2 pounds of frozen corn.
I make it thinner than Clam Chowder but still served with oyster crackers and black pepper as God intended it to be.