hard-shell clam
One of the two varieties of
CLAM, the other being soft-shell
CLAM. On the East Coast, hard-shell
CLAMs, also called by their Indian name, quahog, come in three sizes. The smallest are littleneck, which have a shell diameter less than 2 inches. Next comes the medium-sized
CLAM/Detail.aspx">CHERRYSTONE
CLAM, about 21/2 inches across. The largest of this trio is the
CLAM/Detail.aspx">CHOWDER
CLAM, (also simply called large
CLAM,) with a shell diameter of at least 3 inches. Among the West Coast hard-shell varieties are the PACIFIC
CLAM/Detail.aspx">LITTLENECK
CLAM, the
CLAM/Detail.aspx">PISMO and the small, sweet
CLAM/Detail.aspx">BUTTER
CLAMS from the Puget Sound. See also
CLAM/Detail.aspx">LITTLENECK
CLAM;
CLAM.
© Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD LOVER'S
COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.
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