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Clam Consommé

Wash two quarts clams in shell.

Wash two quarts clams in shell. Put in kettle with one-fourth cup cold water, cover, and cook until shells open. Strain liquor through double thickness cheese-cloth, add to four cups consommé, and clear.

Ingredients

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Required Gear

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Kettle with lid For steaming clams
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Cheesecloth
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Strainer or sieve

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Wash two quarts clams in shell.

  2. 2

    Put in kettle with one-fourth cup cold water, cover, and cook until shells open.

  3. 3

    Strain liquor through double thickness cheese-cloth, add to four cups consommé, and clear.

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