CNYEats A Taste of Utica: Linguine con le Vongole (with clams)

This week is pasta and clams, my favorite.  Page 73 of our book A Taste of Utica presents a delicious recipe posted by Mario Linguine con le Vongole (with Clams) 3 TBS extra virgin olive oil 4 garlic cloves, thin sliced 1 lb New Zealand cockles or 24 Manila clams, scrubbed and rinsed 1/2 cup dry white wine 1 cup canned plum tomatoes, roughly chopped with juices 1 TBS hot red pepper flakes 1 lb linguine 1/2 cup finely chopped Italian parsley Bring 8 quarts of water to a boil in a large pasta pot and add 3 TBS salt. [...]