BACKYARD CLAMS OR MUSSELS

Ingredients

• 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 6 thin slices lemon
• 1/4 cup salted butter, melted
• 1/3 cup dry white wine
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 4 dozen clams or mussels, rinsed and scrubbed
• Baguette slices*

Directions

1. Preheat natural gas barbecue on medium heat for 10 - 15 minutes.
2. Combine garlic, lemon, butter, wine, water and salt in a large foil pan. Add clams or mussels. Cover tightly with foil.
3. Place pan on grid. Bring to a boil and cook until clams or mussels open, about 10 minutes. Discard any unopened clams or mussels. Ladle into bowls along with pan juices. Serve with baguette slices for dipping.