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Are Lake Pontchatrain clams edible?
Posted on 6/14/16 at 8:33 am
Posted on 6/14/16 at 8:33 am
Stayed in a cabin in Fontainebleau State park this past weekend and was swimming in the lake with my son. NOticed they had a lot of clams on the bottom, so pulled about a couple dozen up and brought them inside and steamed them. Melted some margarine and poured on them with some Zaterains. Proceeded to eat them. I thought they tasted OK with some sandy grit to them as I didn't really purge them very much. Tasted like the lake. My cousin learily ate one and thought they tasted not so good. Couldn't find much on the internet about eating them. I didn't get sick or anything. Was wondering if they are safe to eat and whether anyone else eats these things or has heard of people eating them? Only thing about eating them I could find on the internet is about indian tribes in the area apparently use to eat a lot of them.
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Posted on 6/14/16 at 8:34 am to boxcar willie
Nah, Polar Pop ate one and now he's about to lose a leg. I'd go get it checked out.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 8:40 am to boxcar willie
fry up some lake mulltet with them and you sir got a great meal.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 8:43 am to boxcar willie
They make the absolute best trot line bait
Posted on 6/14/16 at 8:57 am to boxcar willie
Rangia clams are nasty
This post was edited on 6/14/16 at 8:58 am
Posted on 6/14/16 at 9:06 am to boxcar willie
Ate them one time when hammered drunk on the 4th of July. Threw them on the pit with the hamburgers and hot dogs, were friggin disgusting and gritty, but I didn't die
Posted on 6/14/16 at 9:06 am to boxcar willie
I've also eaten them. Very gritty. Would not recommend.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 9:28 am to boxcar willie
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Are Lake Pontchatrain clams edible?
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Proceeded to eat them.
It seems as though you answered your question before you asked it.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 9:37 am to boxcar willie
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Only thing about eating them I could find on the internet is about indian tribes in the area apparently use to eat a lot of them.
See if you can find any of those Indians and ask them
Posted on 6/14/16 at 9:53 am to boxcar willie
When they weren't eating people, the Atakapa loved them some clams.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 10:06 am to boxcar willie
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Only thing about eating them I could find on the internet is about indian tribes in the area apparently use to eat a lot of them.
Yeah and now all the Indian tribes are gone. Coincidence? I think not.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 10:34 am to meauxjeaux2
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Rangia clams are nasty
pretty sure all clams, and oysters as well, filter the water they are in. Is lake Pontchatrain more polluted than the places we normally eat clams and oysters from? Just aside from the taste (which I really didn't notice being bad as I was hungrey and weather beat from being in the water), is there a reason not to eat them? Is there something about this breed of clam?
Posted on 6/14/16 at 10:42 am to boxcar willie
after lunch, me and my 8 year old son, went and collected about 100 more, which gave us something to do and was kind of fun, he enjoyed it. I brought them home and purged them for about 2 hours in lots of fresh water then about another hour in lightly salted water. I was going to try them with a butter and garlic sauce and with cocktail sauce but after purging them I just threw them away.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:17 am to boxcar willie
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100 more...but after purging them I just threw them away.
Thanks for fricking up the lake.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:39 am to boxcar willie
Anchored my kayak at the mouth of Tchefuncte and Lake P on memorial day, and everywhere I stepped there they were. Was wondering as well if they were good to eat. Seems the consensus is that they're not that tasty but are edible.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 1:05 pm to Honest Tune
Not Pontchartrain specifically, but I'm pretty sure it's the same variety of clams, but different waters fwiw. From the Lake End campground in Morgan City's website :
Lake Palourde (Clams)
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Lake Palourde
by Cy Provost
Lake Palourde, which has a surface area of approximately 17 miles, was named by the early French settlers. It was called "Lac Palourde," which, when translated into English is "Lake Clam." The abundance of clams found along the shore line became a staple in the diet of the early Indian inhabitants. Clams can still be found along the shore line bordering Highway 70 to Stephensville. Today, because of the abundance of crayfish, oyster, fish and crabs, the mussels (clams) found in the lake are not harvested. Many locals are not aware of this, but if carefully prepared these clams are delicious. One can feel the mussels submerged in the muddy bottom when walking in the lake. They are about the size of a man's fist. Once you pick the mussel from the lake bottom it is necessary that you scrub the shell and edges briskly with a very stiff brush, cleaning them well. Now you can steam the shell open, butter the oyster-like body and consume, delicious. Other options are, of course, frying, and clam chowder; just let your imagination be your guide. The author has personally prepared the Palourde Lake Mussel in each of the above ways. They are tougher than an oyster but as good as any New England Clam. "Bon Apptit!"
Lake Palourde (Clams)
Posted on 6/14/16 at 3:04 pm to boxcar willie
I wouldn't eat them because they used to be on my driveway. Sharp arse shells when I was barefoot. And I still have a double scar on my right arm from when I wrecked my bike on a mound of shells that went up to the canal bridge.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 3:30 pm to TBoy
Indians ate the hell out of them. The shell middens show that.
But back then you were not a picky eater
But back then you were not a picky eater
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