littleneck

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Barber led a study of four decades of data that revealed the native littleneck clam population has been declining, while butter clams had gradually increased but were more recently beginning to decline.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2023

Here, namesake littleneck clams once thrived without assistance.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2022

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

You will be once you see all the people at the bar sharing littleneck clams, oysters, shrimp or chilled split lobsters laid out on pebble ice.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 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