New England Clams Appetizer

You may want to serve this appetizer with some fresh Italian bread.
This will help your guests soak up this delicious sauce.

Ingredients:
18 - 24 small clams
1/3 cup olive oil.
3 cloves fresh garlic, finely chopped
2 to 3 teaspoons Italian flavored bread crumbs.
1/3 to 1/2 cup fresh water.
1/3 cup dry white wine
2 teaspoons chopped, freshly picked garden Italian parsley
Directions:
Soak the clams in cool water for 1 hour to release any digested sand.
Heat olive oil in a heavy cast iron skillet
or casserole and brown the garlic over low heat.
Add clams, saute gently over low heat until they are open.
Mix bread crumbs with the water and
add to the clams along with the white wine.
Cook this mixture over low heat for 10 minutes,
gently rocking the pan back and forth
to thicken the delicious sauce and marinate the clams.
Remove from heat, and serve hot to your guests.
Garnish with a sprig of fresh garden cilantro or parsley.