Clam Soup

Name: Clam Soup
Ingredients: as needed Clam juice; as needed Butter; as needed Clams, chopped; to taste Black pepper; to taste Salt; to taste Lemon juice; as needed Heavy cream or milk; as needed Crackers; to taste Nutmeg

A simple clam soup recipe.

Ingredients

as needed Clam juice
as needed Butter
as needed Clams, chopped
to taste Black pepper
to taste Salt
to taste Lemon juice
as needed Heavy cream or milk
as needed Crackers
to taste Nutmeg

Instructions

1Boil the juice of the clams in a saucepan. This may be from canned clams or fresh clams.
2In a small pan, melt a little butter. This is the drawn butter.
3Mix the drawn butter with the clam juice. Stir until it boils. Chop up the clams and put them in. Season to taste with pepper, salt, and a little lemon juice.
4Add cream or milk and crackers. Add nutmeg if desired.
5Simmer over a low fire for 1 1/2 hours.