Old spaghetti factory original clam sauce

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       Title: OLD SPAGHETTI FACTORY ORIGINAL CLAM SAUCE
  Categories: Sauces, Seafood, Pasta, Main dish
       Yield: 6 servings
  
       3 oz Butter
       2    Garlic cloves -- fine
            Chopped
     1/2 md Onion -- finely chopped
       3 md Celery stalks (outside --
            Peeled); finely chop
       3 tb Flour
       2 cn Chopped clams -- (6 oz ea)
       1 qt Half and half
     1/4 ts Ground thyme
       1 ts Salt
  
   Combine butter, garlic, onion and celery in a
   saucepan. Braise over medium-low heat until tender but
   not brown. Add the flour, and mix to make a roux.
   Drain clams, reserving juice. In a separate saucepan,
   combine clam juice, half-and-half, thyme and salt.
   Heat until just below boiling. Add to roux, and cook
   until sauce thickens. Add clams, stirring gently to
   mix through out the sauce. Serve over noodles. Recipe
   from the food section of San Diego Union Tribune, Feb
   16, 1995. MM formatted by Mary Wilson, BWVB02B.
   
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