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LOTHIAN: ... where she grows oysters and little-neck clams.
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LOTHIAN: ... where she grows oysters and little-neck clams.
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The U.S. term “hard shell” is applied to sturdy clams that close completely (little-neck, quahog), while “soft shell” clams have siphons much longer than the shell, which is thin and always gapes (steamer, longneck).
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The U.S. term “hard shell” is applied to sturdy clams that close completely (little-neck, quahog), while “soft shell” clams have siphons much longer than the shell, which is thin and always gapes (steamer, longneck).
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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I was bound for the shell-fishing grounds along the southern edge of Katama Bay in search of the wily little-neck.
Death on a Vineyard Beach Philip R.Craig 1996
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Oysters, scallops and little-neck clams are frequently served in salads without cooking.
Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes Janet McKenzie Hill 1892
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He regaled me with little-neck clams, terrapin, and all the delicacies of the season, and invited to meet me half a dozen of the most interesting men in the city, all of them strangers to me until that moment.
America To-day, Observations and Reflections William Archer 1890
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Southern Clams managing director Roger Belton says Otago Harbour has the largest stock of good quality little-neck clams.
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"That's clams," was the explanation; "the right name for what the people down in New York call a 'little-neck clam.'
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries Francis Rolt-Wheeler 1918
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