I caught clams few days ago. I soaked them in water, why won't they open at all to remove the sand themslf?

Question

I caught clams few days ago. I soaked them in water, why won't they open at all to remove the sand themslf?

Answer 1

Does Kelly mean to make sure you put them in saltwater and not in freshwater?  If they are saltwater clams, soak them in ocean water, of course---fresh water would probably kill them.  Or make water of ocean saltiness by mixing 1/3c salt per gallon of water.

But why are they not letting out the sand?  I don't know, but we used to put the clams in a bucket of sea water and cornmeal.  The clams  replace the sand with corn.  If there's nothing in the bucket, maybe they have nothing to replace the sand with.  Just a thought.

Answer 2

They don't do this, ever heard of sucking clams? You use a special knife to open them. I have heard putting salt in water to open but don't know if it works or not. All I ever seen is you open them yourself.

Happy eating yummy there good.

Answer 3

Did you put salt in the water?