COCKLE PICKING for Pickling , Foraging Fresh Clams 

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Your enthusiasm is infectious. I’ve definitely put Guernsey on my list for visiting when it’s safe. Well done, great channel.❤️😷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Brilliant video smash. Thank you for showing how much grit is purged. It’s always nice when you can do something for your family. Can’t wait for the next one👍🇨🇦

I've pickled just about everything I can get here in AZ (pickled lizard is horrible), so I was excited to see you doing cockles. To be honest, I was bit put off you only used vinegar. Why not use some garlic cloves, toasted pepper corns, onions, all spice and even a few cloves(go easy on the cloves) even mustard seed is great in a pickle. I know how you like a little heat, so any spicy peppers or chili. Paste works great. Currently in my fridge, pickled eggs(sweet and spicy batches) and shrimp and smoked sausage. If I pulled a straight vinegar pickle, my family would probably throw me to the curb. If you would like me to share any my recipes, just ask. I will gladly share. Anywho,, another great and informative video and glad Sam got his pay for being cameraman.

That brings back happy memories that was our Sunday trip out all the family down to dymchurch cockling then cooking them on a stove on the beach happy days

Great video guys and a lovely gift for your Dad. Well done Smash!

Hello from Illinois, US thanks for sharing another great video. I really like the foraging and cooking, have a great day and stay safe

like watching popcorn popping

Yum yum love pickled cockles, reminds me of being a kid when I used to do this with my grandad. Simple food but tastes amazing

Beautiful beach with church bells ringing, how peaceful.

Top tip, if you wait for the tide to start coming back in, the cockles start squirting and rising to the surface for easy pickings :)

Your driving on the wrong side Homie!!! LOL!! Love your videos!!! Keep em coming!!

I told my family if I didn’t get smash Murch for Christmas that they are excommunicated from the family. LOL. Great video smash, as always. I loved hearing the bells in the background. Can you believe that you’re getting close to 100K viewers? That’s so cool. I’m so happy and excited for you.

Lovely stone houses!

Sam's personality is so endearing.

4 grains of allspice, 3 bay leaf leaves 3 glasses of water 1 glass of vinegar. Sugar to taste 3 small teaspoons or more to break the vinegar.You must boil this and put hot then the jar will seal. you can add raw onion sliced ​​into the jar. Try it, maybe you will like it. Regards Łukasz.

Nice one , at least people now know how easy it can be to forage there own food if they need to.

Hell yeah another awesome video!!! Tnx Jay

Really enjoyed that 👍😋

brilliant mate ill be doing some of that down the estuary when the warm weather comes back lol. 👊

hey im such a big fan i love every one of your videos you are amazing im so happy i get to watch your videos .

Top job buddy ......your an inspiration keep up the good work !!

It's Jay and Sam, woo!😄😛

Best way to start off the morning! 😃👍

Nice video, did not realise how easy it was to find cockles. Then in the kitchen did not realise how easy it was to pickle them. Can't wait for my next beach holiday, I've got the perfect small rake so will be giving this a go.

Smash going to the beach to play with his cockles and then go home and get pickled!🤣🤣 I have never seen pickled cockles or clams looks pretty good! Nice one!😄👍 👍 👍

I love watching your videos. I’m learning heaps from you😂🙌🏾🙌🏾

I would love to visit gurnsey one day looks so natural and beautiful there and love the vids mate!

I love anything pickled! YUM!

Looks like a great vid 👍

Hell yeah! New video

Thanks for sharing. Nice 👍

I usually add a little chili oil, Cayenne pepper, and one habanero pepper we love it spicy in Miami Florida

Smash fishing is the best 👍

Great video again jay....👌

friends dad always used to give them a second purge but in the sea water mix he put in ground up oats, they would filter this out and pass more poop and be so fat for eating

Love your vids

Deffo gonna have a watch of this after dinner , nice one Jay 👌👌

Thanks Jay. When I was younger my dad always went mad buying cockles at the U.K. seasides. I never even knew they were here in Guernsey. I might have to give this ago 👍

It might not be much to some people but pickled cockles are nectar 😆 great video Jay

ive never had cockles boohoo thanks for sharing with us they look yummy from a fan in red oak tx ...cheers

Another excellent and very interesting video.

Nice one Smash

Can’t wait for this one

looks so easy to do. Think ill take my boy to the beach soon and have a rake.

Birds were like, "he's stealing my breakfast"

Nice haul. My grandad used to add fine oats to his purging water for cockles and mussels. They defo got fatter! 🖒

I'm a subscriber from Malaysia.. Try adding a stalk or two of fresh lemongrass when boiling your cockles mate.. The taste and aroma will be amazing..

Love your channel mate

Living the dream

U guys rock.

I'll give you a little tip when pickling, you should heat up the vinegar, before pouring it over. In this way it will create a vacuum in the jar when it cools, and the product will last for a lot longer.

boiled alive and taste great, no vinegar needed

Happy birthday mate

Nice one

Even with wind and other background noises, you can still hear when the tines of the rake hit a shell or stone.

Never seen that before, but they do look delicious.

hell yeah sorted gonna watch nice looking jar of cockles dude but i think you was much more pickled in the shed on the rum ..hahahaha stay safe dude take care have fun be happy ...

Smash Foraging! Hell yeah💪🏻 Hope you’re well. Take care. Stay safe. ✌🏻

I am going to gather Cockles in the morning in Jersey, I used to use a rake years ago, now I look for little patches of the sand slightly darker, easy to find this way, follow the tide out, I don’t know how you shelled the Cockles without tasting any!!!

I thought when you pickle things you need some spices with the vinegar like bay leaves and ginger and a few others. I’ve never heard of just using vinegar to pickle something.🤷‍♀️ live and learn I guess thanks for the info ❤️👍🏻

I kinda learned meself the everwhere the kids ran little squirts of water came up dug one out and massive cockles so just stam along and look for the squirts

I can't wait to go ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Thanks for the great vid Smash! Will this pickling work the same for mussels too?

I like the new intro

Just already saw ur new video at SMASH RANDOM! 👍

Looks great smash liked this video and take them with you on a session to munch on lol

Another great foraging vid THANKS. QUESTION do you purge in sea tap or rain water

Thank god for fast forward!

I just learned there's Safeway in Australia from your salt label. I thought it was only a Northern California grocery chain

Being an inlander it always amazes me at the different types of sea life in your area

Yes i heard what you were talking about

Great vlog mate, i have seen the pickled cockles in shops, yours are MASSIVE compared to what i have seen, they are so small prob just legal, seen also pickled mussels also can you do a vlog on pickled mussels ????

Boooyaaa yeahboy, its pissin down cold as fxxk then smash fishing lets the SUNSHINE out. Metaphorically! Cheers pal

Brilliant video my problem would be stopping myself eating them all before getting then into the jar.

Helll yeah Jay , just about to head off to bed and this pops up , woooooo love the forage vids mate

I see you had that bike set on Turbo!! 🤣🤣 keep it under 100 Ghost rider!!

It's midnight here in India, and I am watching someone with a rake, foraging cockles. #NoRegrets.

Thanks for another great video guys. Best Wishes and Stay Safe?

In the Pacific Northwest we get Cockles that are regularly the size of a Tennis Ball. Have any suggestions on preparations?

you should extend the rake so you won't have to bend down so much!

I always put a bit of the stock with the vintage, also a touch of brown suger in,takes the sharpness of the vintage away

Good idea for some Christmas presents. Pickled Cockles by Smash, Pickled Smash....

i wouldnt have any left by the time i come to pickle them lol.

Can you do this with other shellfish or just cockles mate

Quick question. When youre boiling water, why do you put it in the kettle first and then boil it in the pot?

where can i purchase the rake u have

Love your ghetto pot...lol

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It’s such a beautiful area. So much nicer that America.

Is it possible to steem cockels or they got to boiled

Safe ways salt is this a vintage?

One for you bro did you ever come to Ireland west coast,if so have you got footage

Are you in lockdown on Guernsey? Things are spiraling downward in the US. We are headed for tough times again. My grandfather pickled everything but never cockles. Be well and stay safe.

How long do you pickle them for before eating, gud vid.

a nice treat for you're dad jay he just needs a few tinnies to accompany them ;)

Should have put a clove of garlic at the bottom of the jar.

Sorry for the late comment I have been working me A$$ off so I can break up for Christmas early good old mechanics but cracking vid 🙌❤️

COVID 19 that was the day that I never see you ganaon

did you purge them in fresh water or salted ??