HUNGRY GERALD

BSK and glorious granddaughter, Sofia R., went clamming on the south shore of Prince Edward Island and scored many dozen littleneck clams. Sofia did an excellent job of rinsing and cleaning the clams. BSK used them in a wonderful chowder/ragout—clam broth, clams, chicken, potatoes, onions, garlic, parsley and other herbs. Alas, HG cannot swallow clams due to throat cancer surgery many decades ago. Before that surgery, HG cooked and ate zillions of clams–clams casino, clams oreganata, linguini in white clam sauce, clams posillipo, clams on the half shell (these unadorned raw clams were best with buttered biscuits at yesteryear’s Lundy’s restaurant in Brooklyn’s Sheepshead Bay). All of these treats live in HG’s memory. HG’s supper tonight featured plenty of juicy chicken and PEI potatoes (world’s best). No clams. Pleasant dining at the Freeman/Riva family home on serene Prince Edward Island–enhanced by panoramic sea views and dramatic sunsets.