clams
(from The American Frugal Housewife, by Lydia Maria Child, 1832)
Ingredients:
Instructions:
(from The American Frugal Housewife, by Lydia Maria Child, 1832)
Ingredients:
clams, in their own water
flour
6 slices of toasted bread or cracker
pepper
vinegar
butter
Instructions:
Clams should boil about fifteen minutes in their own water; no other need be added, except a spoonful to keep the bottom shells from burning. It is easy to tell when they are done, by the shells starting wide open. After they are done, they should be taken from the shells, washed thoroughly in their own water, and put in a stewing pan. The water should then be strained through a cloth, so as to get out all the grit; the clams should be simmered in it ten or fifteen minutes; a little thickening of flour and water added; half a dozen slices of toasted bread or cracker; and pepper, vinegar and butter to your taste. Salt is not needed.
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