Baked Clam Spread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 small cans minced clams
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 c. butter
1 c. Italian bread crumbs
1 Tbsp. parsley
1 Tbsp. oregano
dash of Tabasco sauce
salt and pepper

Preparation

Put clams and lemon juice in saucepan and simmer 15 minutes. Drain clams and save liquid.
In saucepan, put liquid from clams, butter and all ingredients except bread crumbs.
Bring to a boil. Add clams and stir.
Add bread crumbs and mix thoroughly.
Empty saucepan into 1-quart baking dish and bake at 350\u00b0 for 45 minutes. Let cool and serve warm on crackers.
(Suggest Triscuits.)