Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Food and Entertaining: [header] How to make clam chowder [title] Purchase live hard-shell clams. [step] Hard-shell clams or " quahogs " like large chowder clams, littlenecks, and cherrystones should have tightly closed shells. [substeps] If you can separate the shells easily, then the clam inside is dead.

Ending1: If this is the case, then you don't need to have a shell chowder for this recipe. [title] Cut the shells and the flesh into sections. Ending2: Clams that are already dead should not be purchased or, if already purchased, should be discarded. [title] Pass a blunt knife through the two shell halves. Ending3: Make sure the clam is partially submerged. Look for freshwater water clam chowder at your local fish or vegetable store. Ending4: You can solve this problem by folding out individual pieces of the shells. This will make it easier to work in different recipes.

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