Authentic New England Clam Chowder...

I also had Boston baked beans at the fake Cheers near Boston Common. I wouldn't do that again.

Never had them in my live and never will. And I'm from Boston!

There is a type of penny candy by the same name, they are fun once every 15 years or so.

Do they have "cockles" in New England?

it was at Legal Seafood. I had a lobster roll there that was amazing though.

Here is my mom's clam chowder recipe:

4 potatoes peeled and diced
1/2 lb bacon
1 large diced onion
2-3 cans baby clams
2 can clam nectar
2 cans evaporated milk
2 carrots, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
flour & water for thickening
seasoned salt & pepper

Chop bacon and add onions in pan. Fry until bacon is done. Drain. Add clam nectar, potatoes, celery, carrots and cook (covered) until potatoes are tender. Add milk, clams and spices. If you like it a bit thicker, mix 1/4 cup cold water and 2 TBSP flour untl well mixed. Add to soup mixture (stirring well) until desired thickness.

I also had the most AMAZING fried clams in Boston.

Thanks for the recipe!

Would you guess that clam nectar is the same as clam juice or broth?

Fried clams are the best. I miss them so. Just got my trip to the Cape confirmed for next summer, though.

around here in new england one does not use celery or carrots in clam chowder. bacon is prefered over salt pork and one can get shot if served manhatten style chowder. the fried clams are better in a small town 25 mi north a place called essex

Woodman's! I just recommend them on another branch the other day.

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Yes it is.

dianne woodmans tends to be greasy and is known better for their boiled lloobster the better place for clams is farnhams just outside of the town of essex on the gloucester side. their fried food is always non greaasey adn very well done if you eat that sort of stuff. i grew up eating alll that and now prefer steamers, shrimp and scallops cooked any other way but fried- really all you taste is the batter and very little of the food inside