New England Style Clambake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

20 (1 lb) lobsters
20 lbs fresh soft-shell clams or 20 lbs mussels
10 lbs fresh hard-shell littleneck clams
10 lbs fresh haddock or 10 lbs cod
20 medium white potatoes
20 medium sweet potatoes
20 ears corn
5 lbs sausage (Hot dogs,Bratwurst,Kielbsa,)
linguica sausage or Portuguese chourico
3 lbs whole onions, peeled
1 bushel fresh seaweed (wash with clean water)
cheesecloth

Preparation

Dig a whole in the ground approximately 2 feet wide, 4 feet long and 18-inches deep.
Line whole with stones and heat for 2-3 hours using wood and/or charcoal.
After 2-3 hours, remove coals and embers from stones and place 1/2 bushel fresh seaweed on top of the hot stones.
**REMEMBER: the stones must be extremely hot to achieve adequate steam to cook.
Now, work quickly to layer food on top of seaweed. Spread food evenly over each other in layers.
First, place soft shells clams on seaweed;.
Next, little necks;.
Next, sausage and fish; To make it easier for removal, place these ingredients in a cheesecloth bag.:
Next, whole peeled onions, sweet and white potatoes;.
Finally, place Lobsters on top of all.
Cover food with clean white wet cloth and place remaining seaweed on top of cloth.
Now, cover entire back with a wet tarpaulin, sealing steam in created by hot stones and seaweed.
Only allow a samll amount of steam to escape to relieve pressure.
Allow bake to cook 1 or more hours until potatoes are soft.