littleneck
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Over the years sand should filter through its holes and extend the shallow, gently sloping habitat favorable to native littleneck clams.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
It’s a beautiful property surrounded by beaches where he learned to fish for cutthroat trout and dig for cockles and littleneck and butter clams.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2023
About 1 hour before you plan to cook, purge the littleneck clams of sand and grit: Fill a large bowl with cold water and add enough salt to it so it tastes like the sea.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2022
Next, I went after half a dozen littleneck clams that were nested into a tangle of rockweed and pebbles, as if they’d been washed up on the shore.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
Bake it, steam it, grill it, or stuff it into littleneck clams, I just need something familiar that I can hold on to.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
