Comments on: night of the living clams

By: Matthew S

Matthew S — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:33:43 +0000

Just reading this made me feel squeemish. Thanks for the vivid descriptions!

By: TPS

TPS — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:03:55 +0000

I was chuckling while reading this. Seems gross but utterly fun.

By: shelterrific » Blog Archive » real life test kitchen: razor clam chowder

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:01:35 +0000

[...] clamming is hard. Razor clam chowder is easy! This recipe was so ultra simple, we made it the day after [...]

By: shelterrific » Blog Archive » five things we learned last week

shelterrific » Blog Archive » five things we learned last week — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:03:14 +0000

[...] hour, attempt to grab a clam, and then go play in the sand while he dug up the rest.” Click here for more on this sea-faring [...]

By: Holly D

Holly D — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:49:11 +0000

I am passionate about clamming.
I do it at least 6 months of the year on Cape Cod.
We don’t dig at all. We use our bare feet (heels to be exact).
They feel like smooth stones underfoot and as soon as you feel one
you pull it out with your hand.
They are mostly quahogs (good for chowder and linguini w/clam sauce) Ocassionally we get lucky and find some steamers!

By: Tiffany S.

Tiffany S. — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:20:55 +0000

Hey Megan – you have one more chance! We’ll be going again the weekend of Dec. 13-14th. Otherwise, we’ll probably do the other kind of clamming whenever that season opens (littlenecks or butter clams, more like picking them up off the beach, not as strenuous as razor-clamming).

By: Megan B

Megan B — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:46:45 +0000

So jealous! I want to go clamming now…. Or possibly geoducking (a giagantic razor clam)!

By: Crystal

Crystal — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:19:40 +0000

As another Midwestern girl, thanks for explaining something that has always been a mystery to me. My idea of “clamming” has been pretty much what yours was BEFORE the actual clamming happened – something with short pants and a shovel and Annette Funicello dancing in a bikini with Frankie Avalon, or do I have all my beach ideas mixed up? Anyway, great post!

By: Janelle

Janelle — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:43:26 +0000

This brought back some memories, as a kid who grew up on the Washington coast, I spent many times clam-digging. Or as a kid, I would help my dad shovel for the first half hour, attempt to grab a clam, and then go play in the sand while he dug up the rest.