Quahog in't just a town in Rhode Islaand.
A quahog (KOH-hog) is a hard shelled clam from the New England area. They're delicious and easy to gather. These are commercially harvested with a rake, but there is a simple way of doing it that is effective and requires no tools.
To gather, simply walk the tidal flats at low tide barefoot. Muddy areas and sea weed beds worked best for us. If you feel a stone under your feet, dig it up. Quahogs bury themselves in the mud muscle up about 3 inches down. Pull it out of the mud, rinse off and put it in your bag. If it really is a stone, or a "mudder" (a dead one filled with mud) chuck it. Every once in awhile, you found a horse shoe crab instead. Once you get a feel for it, you can gather a nice meal in under an hour.
Folks eat them raw, but they're good steamed, in soup ("chowdah") or tossed in garlic and oil. The shells were also used as a source of white and purple bead material for wampum.
A quahog (KOH-hog) is a hard shelled clam from the New England area. They're delicious and easy to gather. These are commercially harvested with a rake, but there is a simple way of doing it that is effective and requires no tools.
To gather, simply walk the tidal flats at low tide barefoot. Muddy areas and sea weed beds worked best for us. If you feel a stone under your feet, dig it up. Quahogs bury themselves in the mud muscle up about 3 inches down. Pull it out of the mud, rinse off and put it in your bag. If it really is a stone, or a "mudder" (a dead one filled with mud) chuck it. Every once in awhile, you found a horse shoe crab instead. Once you get a feel for it, you can gather a nice meal in under an hour.
Folks eat them raw, but they're good steamed, in soup ("chowdah") or tossed in garlic and oil. The shells were also used as a source of white and purple bead material for wampum.
