Adam & Becca: Clamming!!

Friday, August 10, 2012

Clamming!!

CLAMMING:

Yes, you heard it right--Adam went Clamming. He was really excited to get his clamming license and go to a class on it. Never thought I would see this man not only enjoy eating seafood, but now catching and cooking seafood. He absolutely loved every bit of it, in fact I was the one that was a little squeamish when it came down to eating the poor clams. It was hard to have little clam "Pets" as we called them and then eat them after a few days. Anyways, here it the process of clamming and if anybody wants to come visit I am sure Adam would love to take you clamming!

Step 1-

Equipment: Shovel, cooler, gloves, water shoes

During the late summer the beach is filled with clams. The best time to dig for clams is when the tide is low, which is particularly in the morning hours.

Our friend Kyle and Jana went with us and it was fun to watch the boys dig for their clams!

There is Adam and Kyle going to town still getting their clams.

With Adam's license he was able to get 35 clams--These are steamer clams

Step 2:

He then cleaned and soaked them in salt water and they were our pets as Livy called them. They would siphon water in and out and if you watched them closely you could see them move.

They soaked for about 1 day , the salt water helped clean all the sand out and it also kept them alive.

Step 3:

After a day of soaking then you place them in a bowl with a damp towel over them. They can store for a couple days in the fridge like this.

Step 4:

Place is bowling water for 3-7 seconds, until you see them pop open (that is when they die). If the clam doesn't pop open, you should discard them at this time, because they are not save to eat. After they pop open remove from pot as soon as possible.

Step 5:

After you remove them from the pot, you can clean them out and the shells. I did not take a picture of this part, because it was gross to me. Anyways, then you can bake, batter and fry, boil or just eat in a chowder.