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Bisque of Clams

From The table, 1889

Serves 3

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

  • twelve large clams
  • one quart of white broth (No. 99)
  • half a pint of raw rice
  • a little pepper
  • but no salt
  • half a cupful of good cream

Method

  1. Open clams, scald in their juice, pound and return to saucepan with broth, rice, and pepper.

  2. Boil for 45 minutes, strain, add cream, heat without boiling, and serve with fried bread.

Nutrition per serving

505Calories
29 gProtein
60 gCarbs
16 gFat

Estimated from matched ingredients across 3 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The table (1889) by Alexander Filippini, page 91. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Bisque of Clams. — Open twelve large clams, scald them whole in their own juice, and drain. Then pound them in a mortar, and put them back into a saucepan with the same water. Add one quart of white broth (No. 99), one bouquet (No. 254), half a pint of raw rice, a little pepper, but no salt ; boil for forty-five minutes, then strain through a fine sieve, adding half a cupful of good cream

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