STEP 1: Walk the beach in the early morning with friends and gather up some fresh seaweed, drift wood to build your fire, and rocks to line the bottom of your pit
STEP 2: Dig your pit and line the bottom with large rocks. Top your rocks with your drift wood.
STEP 3: Build a fire on top of the stones. Tend to your fire until the rocks become red hot. Make sure the stones are hot enough to glow or at least spit back ocean water.
STEP 4: Rake off as much ash off the rocks as possible, and pile a layer of seaweed on the rocks.
STEP 5: Layer the rocks with potatoes, corn, onion, clams, and live lobsters. Top with more seaweed and cover with a tarp or a potato sack drenched in seawater.
STEP 6: Bake your seafood for at least two hours. A good sign the food is cooked to perfection is to check the potatoes first. If they are soft, your clam bake is done