Dad'S World Famous Spaghetti - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
1 large garlic clove (finely chopped)
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups clam juice (fresh or canned)
1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
1/4 cup parsley, minced
2 cups clams, minced (fresh or canned)
salt & freshly ground black pepper (to taste)

Preparation

In a saucepan, heat the butter, add the garlic, and cook for one minute over moderate heat.
With a wire whisk, stir in the flour.
While stirring, add the clam juice.
Add the parsley, salt, pepper, and thyme.
Simmer gently for ten minutes.
Add the minced clams and heat through.
Serve over linguine or spaghetti.