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Hardshell Clams / Softshell Clams (Steamers)
Name: Hardshell Clams / Softshell Clams (Steamers)
Latin Name: Mercenaria / Myaarenarin
Harvest Area: Canada to North Carolina & Florida
Seasons: Available year round.
Characteristics:
Hardshell -- hard bluish
grey shell, circular shape.
Softshell -- thin white
oval shell which never completely closes; brown or black siphon
(neck);
large soft belly
Grade/Pack: Hardshell -- Marketed according to
size. Listed smallest to largest below:
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Littleneck --
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360 - 400 ct/bu |
| Topnecks -- |
220 - 250 ct/bu |
| Cherrystones -- |
160 - 190 ct/bu |
| Quahogs -- |
120 - 140 ct/ bu |
*Note: certain states sell by the pound and not the count.
Softshell:
| Steamers -- |
sold by the bushel |
| Fryers (shuicked steamers) -- |
sold by the gallon |
Traditional Applications: Hardshell: Raw on the
half-shell, chowder, sauces, stuffed/steamed. (Quahogs, too tough
and too large to be eaten on the half-shell, are a primary ingredient
in chowders.) Softshell: steamed whole or fried.
Substitutes: Ocean Surf Clam, Maine Mahoganies
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