Rodney quipped and asked:

> I trust the clams were less lively after you minced them. :-)
>
> What kind of clams did you use?

I think you're asking the clam species, and I didn't know the answer to that
question. But a little research informs me that they were common littleneck
clams. There's a picture at www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/status/littleneck_clams.pdf.

Bob