On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:23:52 -0700, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

> On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 13:16:28 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:12:14 -0700, Janet Bostwick
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 3 Feb 2013 11:07:10 -0600, (z z) wrote:
> >>
> >> >So I opened the Chicken of the Sea can of "whole" clams-no shells lol.
> >> >
> >> >Dumb question but are these precooked clams? It doesn't say on the can.
> >> >I doubt whether hot soup "cooks" them thoroughly. I will wait to see if
> >> >I get ill :-)
> >> >
> >> >Extremely low calorie low carb high iron (not afraid of cholesterol.) I
> >> >was quite surprised by how tiny they were.
> >> >
> >> >There was zero fishy smell in the can, but I rinsed them regardless. The
> >> >bottle of clear clam juice on the other hand did smell fishy.
> >> snip
> >> do not rinse them, do not throw away the clam juice in the can. You
> >> use the juice in the soup.
> >> Janet US
> >
> >They were probably packed in salt water, not clam juice... which makes
> >a big difference. I throw the salt water away because it doesn't add
> >flavor to what I'm cooking.
> they were cooked in the can, the juice in there comes from the clams
> and is very clammy.

I read the can. If it says salt water, the liquid will be bland and I
won't use it. BTDT not going down that road again.


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