Clam Fritters - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 doz. Cherrystone clams or 2 small cans minced clams
1 1/2 to 2 c. cracker crumbs
2 eggs, beaten
salt
pepper
dash of Tabasco sauce
2 tsp. lemon juice
hot fat for frying

Preparation

Grind clams.
Put crackers in blender, using high speed.
Pour crumbs into clams.
Add beaten eggs.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Add Tabasco sauce and lemon juice.
Let sit 20 minutes. Heat skillet with 1/2-inch oil.
If mixture is too thin, add more cracker crumbs.
Fry to golden brown.
(Mixture should be like a soft cookie dough.)