Reese Family Clam Dip

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 garlic clove
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 dash paprika
• 8 ounces minced clams, drained (but reserve liquid)
• 1/4 cup clam broth (reserved from the can)

Recipe

• 1 peel and halve garlic clove, and rub on interior wall of serving bowl. (this seems like an unimportant step -- but my mom used to swear that this one step made all the difference -- we don't question jolean. you shouldn't either -- ). mince the rest of the garlic clove to add to the other ingredients.
• 2 leave cream cheese in bowl until it has reached room temperature. (don't nuke it -- let it rest and thaw on it's own --) then cream with a fork until smooth.
• 3 gradually add remaining ingredients (except minced clams), blending well. (use a hand mixer to get the lumps out, if any.).
• 4 fold in minced clams last. blend well --.
• 5 chill for 1 hour, sprinkle paprika on top and serve with rippled potato chips.
• 6 yum!