Clam Dip

 

Lays Ruffle potato chips goes well with this excellent dip for special occasions.

 

Two 6½-ounce cans minced clams (Reserve 3 tablespoons liquid)

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
½ cup mayonnaise
5  cloves garlic, chopped
1 shallot, minced
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon drained bottled horseradish
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
½ teaspoon white pepper
Tabasco to taste

 

1.  Mix ingredients.

2.  Add reserved liquid if needed.

3.  Refrigerate 1 hour or more.

Hank and Mary Hankins with marlin caught in Kona in 1962.  Mary would always make clam dip for special holidays.