4 hard liquor Recipes

leeks (white and pale green parts only), quartered lengthwise and cut crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices, water, hard-shelled clams (4 lb) such as littlenecks, scrubbed well, oysters, shucked and liquor reserved, bacon slices, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide strips, unsalted butter, onion, chopped, celery ribs, cut into 1/3-inch dice, turkish or 1/2 california bay leaf, russet (baking) potatoes (4 medium), dry white wine, bottled clam juice or water, heavy cream, salt, black pepper, old bay seasoning, cayenne , or to taste, chopped fresh parsley

salt pork , rind discarded and the cut crosswise into1/4-inch strips, onion, chopped, red potatoes, water, shucked medium hard-shelled clams , reserving 3/4 cup liquor,chopped, half-and-half, scalded

lean bacon, unsalted butter, onion, chopped fine, all-purpose flour, heavy cream, milk, shucked hard-shell clams, chopped coarse , reserving 1/4 cup of the liquor, worcestershire sauce, boiling potatoes, cooked, peeled, and cut into 1/2-inch cubes, dried thyme, crumbled, chopped fresh parsley leaves, fresh lemon juice, recipes pate brisee, an egg wash made by beating 1 large egg with 2 tsp water