My daughter was out in our pasture and found this.. I don't know what to think of it. It is whole and whatever is in it is still alive. She felt it moving around when she was holding it in her hand. Anyone??
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Last edited by Pinkhorseofcourse; Mar 6th, 2008 at 04:46 PM.
There.. that worked.. It is the first 3 pics on that page. Please go see it and tell me what you think it is.. My daughter is currently trying to pry it open.. she says it is an oyster!! ;)
Hmm.. I don't know Bill.. seems odd a Sea Bird would be in our neck of the woods. And Courtney has found clam shells in the field before.. but never a whole clam.
So what do we do with it now???
LMBO Courtney just asked me if we can keep it!! She said it is her buddy!!
Last edited by Pinkhorseofcourse; Mar 6th, 2008 at 05:10 PM.
Do you have any rivers around? The gulls can certainly tote that size. I live in the desert a good hundred miles from the ocean and we get gulls here all of the time. Specially when the weather out to sea is bad. Gulls like to drop clams onto rocks to try to crack them open.
~Tina
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Well we don't have any big rivers around.. I mean not close.. but I suppose if you get them living in the desert it is certainly possible for us to have them too.. it just seems so funny. So what should I do with the thing??
Well, I wouldn't let it stay in the house. If there is a clam in there alive, it won't stay that way long. And they don't smell too nice when they die. If there is a live clam and you aren't attempting to keep it alive, when you apply heat and the shell will open. You can toss it in boiling water or on a grill if you happen to have a lit one around. If it is alive it will open. If it is not alive, it won't. But it won't be alive after that experiment.
~Tina
Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
We don't have a pond, but we have a creek that runs the whole length of our property.. and we had some major flooding when all the snow melted. So maybe he got washed in from somewhere. I have no idea.. it is just funny.. and Courtney just thought it was awesome!
Well, I have no idea.. I don't think he was a salt water critter though.. Not in Ohio..
And you might be right.. he might not have been very good if I had eaten him.. Probably a good thing my daughter wouldn't let me. I swear that child would starve to death if she had to hunt/fish for her own food. Or at least become a vegetarian. :wink:
freshwater mussels and clams are really good cooked over charcoal until they "pop" then have a sliver of salted butter or margarine pushed in them, cook a bit longer. good eats.
Not a moment too soon......I made stuffed clams for supper last nite , and they were delicious.. I never ate a clam before. Saw them in the dollar store. Dollar for 2 stuffed frozen clams. So I figured that is cheap , why not . We liked them..
Not a moment too soon......I made stuffed clams for supper last nite , and they were delicious.. I never ate a clam before. Saw them in the dollar store. Dollar for 2 stuffed frozen clams. So I figured that is cheap , why not . We liked them..
Now I can clam up..
You bought them at a Dollar Store? Like Dollar General?? Or the Dollar Tree? I want to try some too! But I bet we won't have them.. that is an awesome price huh??
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