I'm with Rapaire -- my Wisconsin "Dairy State" roots still showing here in New Hampshire -- cream and butter, good for what ails ya.

Guinness along with the chowduh, too -- the tastes complement each other perfectly.

But, gnu, your dairy-less version sounds pretty tasty to me, too.

By the way, John Emery's mother always said, "Never pay more than fifty cents a pound for lobster."

Alas, in the close to 40 years I've been in New England, I've never been able to follow that advice.

Linn