Roast Clams in the Shell

Original Recipe

Roast in a pan over a hot fire, or in a hot oven, or, at a "Clam Bake," on hot stones; when they open, empty the juice into a saucepan; add the clams, with butter, pepper and a very little salt. Rye Beach.

Ingredients

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  • 1 pan over a hot fire
  • 1 hot oven
  • 1 saucepan
  • 1 very little salt

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Instructions

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    Roast in a pan over a hot fire, or in a hot oven, or, at a "Clam Bake," on hot stones; when they open, empty the juice into a saucepan; add the clams, with butter, pepper and a very little salt. _Rye Beach._.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)