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LMOST ALL FOURTH
of July celebrations involve the grill. And you
can almost bet your
life on the fact that hamburgers
and hotdogs will be on the menu.
They always are. It’s not that we
have anything against these traditional options, but this year we’re
pushing for a different American
classic to celebrate our great nation: a clambake.
Clambakes are a typical New
England summertime dish — and
they’re nothing short of awesome.
For those of you who don’t live
anywhere near the coast and are
new to clambakes, let us explain.
Clambakes are a beach cookout
where potatoes, corn, sausage
and, of course, clams are baked in
a fire pit built right into the sand.
And while, yes, clambakes do
normally require a beach, it’s just
absolutely, positively not necessary. You don’t even need to be remotely near an ocean. If you have
a grill — or access to one — you
can clambake from a rooftop patio
right in the middle of New York
City or deep in the suburbs of the
Midwest with not a body of water
in sight. All you really need are
clams — lots of them (and a few
other amazing
accoutrements).
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You can clambake
from a rooftop patio right
in the middle of New York
City or deep in the suburbs
of the Midwest with not
a body of water in sight.”