soft shell clams vs hard shell clams

The clams eat the pepper and it cleans them out from the sand and grit. I’ve done it on numerous occasions. !Our Dad claimed in Niantic harbor, near old Camp Dempsey…Remember(?). Also … try steaming them in cheap beer. Clean the steamers then layer them with their last supper of corn meal. Many edible clams such as palourde clams are oval or triangular; however, razor clams have an elongated parallel-sided shell, suggesting an old-fashioned straight razor. Not all quahogs are steamers though and not all steamers are quahog if we brought home more than what he wanted , he traded for other fish .

The clamshell is thinner and more brittle than its hard shell cousins, but not edible. To enjoy the melted butter, get rid of all the junk and just apple cider vinegar and enjoy. Three of my favorite ???? The clams can also be served baked or fried, or used as ingredients in chowder and soups. How to Use Them: Soft shell clams are most often served steamed or fried. We often were lucky and dug up a razor clam, they are sweeter than any other shellfish when eaten with a little sauce.

But the Steamers New England (Massachusetts) style are the best they are #1 in my book aww I would love to have some Today if I could and Lubstas (Lobsters) yum with drawn butter and the delicious streamer broth wow that would make my day for sure. They have two long siphons covered in a thick, black skin. We’d dig them and bring them home to cook just as you describe here. And you can turn your friends on to Maine steamers. The ones that are around 6” across. Also, you didn’t say how long to steam the beauties. I grew up in Maine and my father was a lobster man from Frenchboro, Me. For some reason "I don't know" scares the hell out of us humans, when in actuality those three words are the most liberating words in the English language.. :~) seafood.You can have the BEST seafood shipped overnight from Maine! We used to get them out on Long Island all the time and if you can get them by all means do. When small, quahogs are referred to as “littlenecks” (the smallest) or “cherrystones” (medium), and … Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Supper -- what are you cooking? We also would go to Salem Willows and get mussles and quahogs. Better known as quahogs, hard-shell clams are rounder than soft-shell clams, keep their neck safely on the inside, and don’t burrow as deep in the sand. Razor clams are a different breed altogether. I need to have some this summer. Around here we refer to little necks as steamers since we can't get the real thing. Always got his bushel plus; ate great in camp at Rocky Neck, 50s & 60s!Aahh, the Native clam. Soft-shell clams are edible and can be used in a variety of dishes. The fact that they don’t ship well is the reason they are not available outside of New England. Within the shell is a soft body composed of two gills, a heart, a stomach, a kidney, and a large muscular foot. Top neck clams are sized in between "steamers" and "cherry stones" they are very good. We get hard shells and Maine mahogany clams and little else. They then dive down quickly to eat the soft parts of the clam before others can get to it.

Shell colors are typically shades of white and gray, with a chalky appearance.

We get hard shells and Maine mahogany clams and little else. 3. Clam Pick Up and Planting. They would eat the cornmeal and discard all the unwanted “stuff” in them.You say to use white wine, wrong. Cooking. We live on Cape Cod and I still order from this company! Steamers are never quahog; quahog might get steamed but they are never steamers. The clams can be eaten as an appetizer, often with a lobster dinner, or prepared as a main course. ChefTalk.com is a community of food lovers dedicated to chefsJavaScript is disabled.

These guys like to burrow 6-12 inches deep, and you can spot their location by looking for a tiny hole in the wet sand at low tide. They are also roughly circular in shape, in contrast with more oblong edible mollusks like soft-shell clams.

The results and the broth are excellent!! Quahog clams are from the eastern US, South America, while razor clams are from the Pacific Northwest. (We live on Cape Cod). They’re served with the hot broth left over from steaming and melted butter for dipping. and every summer we would hit the certain sandbars with our rakes and buckets / baskets . If you’ll agree to their terms, go ahead and order. You are encouraged to pick up your clams sometime in April, but prior to May 1. most of the trading was for lobsters ( lubstas ) ,flounder , cod , striper ,squid , crabs or mussels . I’ve had them shipped to Illinois with the proviso that at least 50% of them might be broken and dead upon arrival and there would be no refund. The ones that don’t open are perfect for the gulls.Don’t forget to allow the clams to soak in water with corn meal and hot peppers for about 30 minutes to an hour, so the clams will spit out sand…..Having dug in the mud flats they also seem more tender.Can you tell me where i can order steamers to be shipped to me in kentucky. How do you get the neck skin of fresh steamers to prepare for frying?Steamed or fried – something we have here that others just don’t. I miss them I live in FL and FL Clams are not the best if you ask me. Oh for the good old days.Many an Essex clammer will tell you the soft-shell clams that live in the mud are the sweetest, while the clams in the sand have much less flavor.i grew up on the cape , and my uncle was a fisherman . These clams are bivalve mollusks, meaning that they have a two part shell with a more or less symmetrical top and bottom.

Can’t chose – both are great. We get hard shells and Maine mahogany clams and little else.

I used to dig soft shells as a kid in East Boston – because, yes they were fine and the airport wasn’t more than a runway. We have the best shellfish here in New England.don’t forget one bottle of beer of any kind to the water and steam themMy Grandfather used to stuff live clams the night before their steam bath with a goodly serving of corn meal.

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