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Default REVIEW: Trader Joe's Steamer Clams


"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
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> Sqwertz wrote:
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>> Mark Thorson wrote:
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>> > This is a new product, so I just had to try it.
>> > It consists of a tray of about a pound of small
>> > clams (Manila clams, I think) which are fully
>> > cooked and frozen in a garlic butter sauce.

>>
>> Steamer clams are soft-shelled clams. Not any sort of hard-shell
>> clams.
>>
>> "Clams for steaming" or "steamed clams" are a different story.

>
> The picture of clams on the package seduced me.
>
> It was a gorgeous photo. Great big clams with
> some sort of sauce and bits in it.
>
> The jaws open just the right amount to say
> "Come here! Come here! Eat me!".


No wonder I like clams so much, it reminds me of sex..

Paul