cshenk wrote:
> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 12:06:42 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> bruce bowser wrote:
>>>> Everything was great, but you can't fry clams. You just can't.
>>>> Next time, boil, bake, steam, stew, but you just can't fry clams.
>>>> They're texture just isn't edible.
>>>
>>> Don't let your Red Lobster experience put you off on good fried
>>> clams. Cooked right, it's the best way to eat them, imo.
>>>
>>> Most restaurants use the large chowder clams and cut them into
>>> strips to be battered and fried. The large clams cost less.
>>>
>>> Those large clams are tough to start with and all you get is clam
>>> flavored breading on thin clam strips.
>>>
>>> For good fried clams, buy the smaller more expensive ones. Buy them
>>> live and open yourself with a knife.
>>>
>>> Then batter the WHOLE clam and deep fry in very hot oil. As soon as
>>> the breading gets browned, the clam is done. Only takes a minute or
>>> two to cook.
>>>
>>> Try it that way and you'll love them. Very juicy and tender along
>>> with a bit of browned batter.
>>>
>>> They're also decent steamed in shell just until the shell opens. Or
>>> opened with a knife to make clam chowder.
>>
>> If you're going to the trouble of shucking a bushel of little necks
>> just slurp.
>>
>>> The same also applies to fresh oysters.
>>
>> Oysters are good breaded and fried but I like them better in an
>> authentic Thanksgiving caserole, sweet and fleshy like a 13 year old
>> girl.
>
> Sheldon, that comment is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE behavior. Bozo Bin time.
>

Where have you been? Popeye has been doing that shit here for over
20 years.