Anyone know what type of clams these are?

By Lloyd Kahn on May 5, 2011

I’ve dug some in the past, but couldn’t seem to flush the grit out, even with a few days in sea water with corn meal. There must be some way to render them edible.

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Lloyd Kahn started building his own home in the early '60s and went on to publish books showing homeowners how they could build their own homes with their own hands. He got his start in publishing by working as the shelter editor of the Whole Earth Catalog with Stewart Brand in the late '60s. He has since authored six highly-graphic books on homemade building, all of which are interrelated. The books, "The Shelter Library Of Building Books," include Shelter, Shelter II (1978), Home Work (2004), Builders of the Pacific Coast (2008), Tiny Homes (2012), and Tiny Homes on the Move (2014). Lloyd operates from Northern California studio built of recycled lumber, set in the midst of a vegetable garden, and hooked into the world via five Mac computers. You can check out videos (one with over 450,000 views) on Lloyd by doing a search on YouTube:
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One Response to Anyone know what type of clams these are?

  1. passing this on, as I've seen (obviously) that you are a clam eater.
    I have seen articles like this, from various areas.

    http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2015/07/13/oregon-issues-clam-eating-limit-due-high-arsenic-levels/30110073/

    Oregon issues clam eating limit due to high arsenic levels

    Statesman Journal obtained a technical advisory showing that levels along the North coast were highest, with an average of 4.87 milligrams per kilogram of tissue. The Mid-Coast followed at an average of 1.39 mg/kg, and the South Coast had the least, at 0.77 mg/kg.

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sets safe levels at than 0.7 mg/kg of tissue or less.

    Department of Environmental Quality found elevated arsenic levels in samples of softshell clams taken in 2013 as part of its water quality toxics monitoring program.

    The clams are contaminated with inorganic arsenic, the toxic form of arsenic. It can occur naturally but also can be introduced by pressure-treated wood, outdoor materials, agriculture and industry.

    The advisory is likely to be permanent, OHA said.

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