Categories: Appetizers, Seafood 
      Yield: 24 servings 
  
      3 T  Sake 
  1 1/2 oz Sugar 
     24    Small Clams or Cockels 
  2 1/2 T  Soya Sauce 
  
  TO COOK: 
  Put the Sake, sugar, and clams into a large frying pan and stir together. 
  Bring to boil over high heat and cook for 3 minutes, uncovered.  Stir in 
  the Soya sauce and cook briskly for another minute.  Remove from heat and 
  set aside. 
      Boil the remaining liquid for 10 minutes until it becomes syrupy.  Add 
  clams and stir them gently in the sauce over hight heat for 1 minute. 
  TO SERVE: 
  Transfer to deep bowl, and cool to room temperature.  Serve cool. 
  *NOTE:  Tiny Shrimp, mussels, or bits of fresh tunny fish may be 
  sustituted for the clams and cockles.