also, clam boat sandwhiches from the OLD Howard Jo

Also, we'd LOVE to know if you have ANY of the recipes that were made at the OLD Howard Johnsons. Our folks used to take us there too. Id really be interested in the clam boat sandwhiches, AND how to make their ice cream or like it fresh and homemade. The sandwhiches were made with fried clams and a bread that looked like toast and was folded.

Is there a place on here that has the recipes for places who made the foods from the pre 1960s on? Perhaps thats a question answering itself on here:) But,Id still like to know as I said am new to this forum:)

Thanks and God Bless

glory777 and Hub.

I fondly remember Howard Johnson's from the early '60s. Loved the fried clam dinner and the fried clam sandwich. Loved the coffee ice cream for dessert. Thanks for the memory!

Buckshot

Glory,
As a guy who worked in a HOJO's in the mid-60's I remember the menu items fairly well. The sandwich you referred to was the Clam Roll. It used the same roll as was used for the hot dog(Franfurt) and the Lobster Roll. It was that type of roll that made the New England 'style' Hot Dog a step above (IMHO) those of other locations where the "normal" bun is the holder of the Dog. The standard Clam Roll contained 2 oz. of clam strips, dipped in canned milk and the flower/batter/breading then deep-fried The roll was buttered on the outside then grilled while the clams were being prepared...so all was toasty hot when combined and served (we hoped!) Price in 1963 was 75 cents.
For me the ice cream of choice was "Buttercrunch" with "Burgandy Cherry" running a close second. Mocha Walnut was another favorite, but it never was a big seller.

The Kingston Family Diner in Kingston, NY (a former Ho-Jo's on Route 28 just past the traffic circle by Thruway Exit 19) offers what the manager insists are the original Tendersweet™ Fried Clams. And, in fact, they certainly do look like the originals...tentacle-like strips with crinkled (wrinkled) breading and very light brown in color after frying.