The Birth of the Fried Clam | Trivia

7/3/1916 The fateful day when “Chubby” Woodman of Essex, Mass., became the first person to batter-fry a clam 5,000 Guests at the biggest clambake Woodman’s ever hosted (1938 in Marietta, Ohio) 0 Tweaks to Chubby’s original fried-clam recipe 300+ Family members who have worked at Woodman’s since 1916 1,620 Clams Woodman’s fried on a busy day in 1916 125 Customers in line to eat at Woodman’s on an average summer day 101 Family recipes in Woodman’s cookbook 3rd On the list of significant events written on the back of Chubby and Bessie’s wedding certificate (after two sons’ birth dates):  “We fried the first clam.” 70  Cents What Chubby charged for a basket of fried clams in 1916 75 Seconds it takes to fry a clam Two Million Fried clams Woodman’s now serves annually (plus steamers and chowder)