Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-09-23
BAKED IN a BARREL.
A Pawtueket Expert Tells Just How to Make
CIambake.
Providence journal.

a Clambake.
Providence journal.
GA barrel is the easiest thing to
make bake in and the best for a
small party" remarked tom" Haw-
kins, OF PawtuXet, as he pitched more
rockweed on the bake at Slocum's on
Pawtuxet Cove, where he makes the
bakes. Lots of folks go down the
river this season of the year and try
to make a bake like they see it done
at some shore resort. Half OF 'em
don't know how, aud there's mighty
few good ones out OF such a lot. If
they'd take sugar barrel they could
make better bake in half the time
and be sure of havin' it good, and they
could make it in their own backyard
as well as on the shore"
Here he paused, while, with pitch
fork he turned the rockweed along the
edges of the bake over again. Steam
came up in a pleasant, salty smell,
and the veteran glanced with satisfac-
ton at the bake, which showed signs
of being almost ready. He has been
making bakes for a good part Of his
life, and he knows his business. His
mail comes addressed to Thomas w.
Hawkins, but to every one in Paw
tuxet, where he has lived for many
years, he is "Tom" Hawkins. In the
old village, among the old residents,
when they think pretty well Of man,
they call him by his first name, snd if
it is too long they shorten it.
"How is barrel bake made?" asked
the listener.
"In a barrel" came the answer.
"a sugar barrels best. Its easy
enough. Get sugar barrel and bore
some holes in the bottom, to let the
clam water through. Then put lay
er OF rockweed on the bottom, to keep
the hot stones from burning the barrel,
and on top of the rockweed put the
stones you have heated. Where do
you get the rockweed? Anywhere
along the shore where there's rocks, or
you can get it of somebody that follows
the shore. Ed johnson here in the
village generally has some. 1t wants
to be fresh an the stones ought to be
good sized ones, say cobblestone size,
and stones that amt been heated be-
fore, although if they amt been heat
ed too many times they'll do all right.
When they've been heated too many
they won't hold the heat so we'll.
Just put in the stones and then some
rockweed and then pour in the CLAIMS.
You want to be careful where your
clans come from, too. They're apt to
be poor and taste OF gas il they come
from this side of Conimicut. These
clans come from down East some.
where, Nova Scotia, think, or meb.
be twas Maine. They come through
quick and keep fresh. That gasworks
stuff has spoiled tn clans in Provi.
dence river. but them comm from
Green's island or down that ways all
right.
"Oh, bushels enough, plenty. A
bushel OF CLAIMS III be enough for
party of perhaps 20. Put in rockweed
enough to fill the barrel and then
cover it tight with canvas or some-
thing to keep the steam in. 1t has to
be covered tight. for the steam's what
cooks tn clans. If you put nothin'
but tn clans in, tn bake IL be ready
in 10 minutes. You've got to be sure
tn clans are done, but not too we'll
done, for then they get tough. 1t
takes twice that time if you put in
potatoes and corn and fish, or any OF
them extras. They take longer to
cook and hold the clans back. But if
there's nothin' more than claims,
they'll lie ready in Is minutes and
they'll be baked as we'll as you ever
got 'em in your life. A barrel bake's
the best way Of making small bake"