Clams in Batter
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the clams by removing any gills.
Dip the clams into the batter, then coat them with breadcrumbs.
Heat lard in a pan until hot.
Fry the clams quickly in the hot lard.
Remove the clams from the fat and place them in a colander to drain.
Keep the clams warm until all are fried.
Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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