Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      tablespoon    olive oil
   1      tablespoon    butter or margarine
   1      tablespoon    minced garlic
   3      tablespoons   flour
   2      cans          chopped clams -- packed in
                        own juice -- (6.5 oz ea)
     1/2  cup           milk
   3      tablespoons   wine -- or
   1      tablespoon    lemon juice
     1/2  cup           coarsely chopped California -- ripe olives
   2      tablespoons   minced parsley
                        salt
                        pepper
                        hot cooked linguine

Preparation:

Heat oil and butter in skillet, add garlic and gently sauté 1 minute over medium-low heat. Mix in flour until blended. Remove from heat. Drain clams, saving liquid. Add milk to liquid to get a measure of 1-1/2 cups. Add, with clams, to butter mixture. Cook, stirring until mixture comes to boil and is thickened. Stir in wines, olives, parsley and salt and pepper to taste. Heat through. Serve over pasta.