ually ▁Old ▁Bay ), ▁and ▁then ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁ste amer . ▁Tw enty ▁minutes ▁later ▁the ▁bright ▁red ▁c rab s ▁are ▁pulled ▁up ▁and ▁turned ▁out ▁onto ▁t ray s ▁or ▁plat ters . ▁T ables ▁are ▁covered ▁with ▁layers ▁of ▁brown ▁paper ▁and ▁wooden ▁mal lets ▁and ▁ser r ated ▁kn ives ▁are ▁made ▁available ▁for ▁crack ing ▁cla ws ▁and ▁pick ing ▁out ▁meat . ▁Typ ical ▁side ▁d ishes ▁are ▁cole ▁sla w ▁and ▁corn ▁on ▁the ▁c ob . ▁ ▁New ▁England ▁In ▁New ▁England , ▁a ▁cl am ▁b ake ▁is ▁tradition ally ▁done ▁on ▁a ▁beach . ▁A ▁pit ▁is ▁d ug ▁in ▁the ▁sand ▁and ▁l ined ▁with ▁stones . ▁A ▁fire ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁stones ▁from ▁dr ift wood . ▁Once ▁the ▁fire ▁dies ▁down , ▁sea fo od ▁is ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁stones ▁and ▁covered ▁with ▁sea we ed ▁and ▁a ▁canvas ▁t arp . ▁The ▁resid ual ▁heat ▁from ▁the ▁stones ▁along ▁with ▁steam ▁from ▁the ▁mo ist ure ▁of ▁the ▁sea we ed ▁comb ines ▁to ▁cook ▁the ▁food . ▁While ▁lo b ster ▁is ▁often ▁featured ▁at ▁cl am ▁b akes , ▁some ▁authors ▁suggest ▁that ▁in ▁practice , ▁lo b ster ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁fully ▁cook ed ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁stones ▁have ▁lost ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁heat . ▁ ▁An ▁alternative ▁to ▁the ▁labor - int ensive ▁b ake ▁is ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Cl am ▁Bo il . ▁Like ▁other ▁regions , ▁corn ,