Clambake - Beach 2009
 The Lobster Pennant ! |
 Welcome to Clambake 2009 |
 The lovely assistant bakemaster getting the event started - Light That Fire!!! |
 Carefully placing some kindling ... |
 adjusting for windage .... |
 applying heat ..... |
 Done! And dinner is served in a few hours! |
 Christine is shocked .... |
 Chris and Eric |
 Mike, Meg, Erin, Brian |
 Kate and Laura |
 Gloria, Meg and the hermit crab in the pail... |
 Erin and Brian, getting one of the serving areas ready to go.. |
 Jim, the troubadour |
 Bob adding fuel to the fire ... |
 some of the pit crew taking a break... |
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 Bob, Bill and Gloria |
 Kate and Mary |
 Maria and Kristen |
 Cousins! Meg, Erin, and Hanna taking a moment |
 Eric and Chris |
 Bob and family |
 Eric keeps the fire going. |
 Bob and Gloria about to cool off on a very hot day! |
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 everything is going very well... |
 "Do I need more sunscreen?" |
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 Tom, Diane, Gloria and Bob |
 Kate and Bob confer ... |
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 Jim draws the crowd |
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 Gloria working on her tan |
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 Laura |
 Bob and Bill keep cool |
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 Mary and Dori |
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 getting ready to build the food mound |
 raking the seaweed over the rocks .. |
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 about to start the operation... |
 getting the lobsters organized |
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 Tom puts his lobster in "the oven" |
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 putting on the corn... |
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 ...cover the pile, wait about an hour, and start eating ... |
 ....dinner is cooking - job well done! |
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 Brian and Mike |
Thanks to the Bergerons for the following pictures:
 Saying hello to dinner... |
 Wondering if he should un-band the lobster before cooking .... |
 Everything looks good.... |
 I don't know what I'm pointing at - maybe an empty spot for more lobsters? |
 The corn is covering the lobsters, and we're covering the corn to get ready for putting the steamers on ... |
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 Steamers are in the trays, and on go the burlap bag covers .... |
 Add a little seawater to generate steam .... |
 Carefully putting the big canvas tarp over everything ..... |
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 Done !!! Now we wait while the food cooks --- time for some drinks!! |
 It doesn't look like much, but there are 119 lobsters, hundreds of clams and ears of corn under that tarp - the anticipation mounts..... |
 Dinner is cooking - |
 Chowder and salad will be ready soon. |
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 Fine dining, al fresco. |
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 Melting the butter - ready for steamers and lobsters |
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