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I was really excited to try this recipe because I have always loved fried clam strips. Well, this is an awful lot of work with the cleaning and shucking; but even more so I just couldn't get past the idea that I would be eating something that looked so unappetizing. I actually never got to the frying part and I threw the clams away. I realize this sounds ridiculous, but I think this may be one of those dishes that you just need to be raised on.<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"","GUID":"51582c50157c44209c2b592017358c0d","MemberId":3741999,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"katlaydee3","SubmittedDate":"06\/16\/2016 11:29"}]},"breadcrumb":[],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Fried Clams"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n