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Some years ago there was a "Shouts & Murmurs" in the New Yorker, taking dialogue form, in which mussels, in particular various people's date mussels (of various sizes and description), featured prominently. She's only seeing him because of his date mussel. &c. The Dean & DeLuca cookbook claims that mussels are one of the few bargains left in seafood, at, so they claim, $1 a pound. Not bloody likely! Oh, mussels, you taste so good, so why is it that you did me so bad the last time I ate you?
Comments
on 2005-09-14 14:03:53.0, Michael commented:
Frozen green mussels at little Asian food stores, while noot cheap, are still a bargain. At least where I live.
and, further, on 2005-09-14 14:18:43.0, ben wolfson commented:
I thought you were supposed to get mussels live? I didn't know they froze well.
and, further, on 2005-09-14 14:21:37.0, Michael commented:
Well, I've never tried traditional steaming with the frozen ones. I do the Japanese green mussel thing - bake and mix with mayonaise and roe.
and, further, on 2005-09-14 14:30:00.0, Michael commented:
You're right that it is conventional wisdom that they should be alive. But the ones I had did fine even after being frozen. If you're worried about healthiness, I was fine and I have a history of being highly susceptible to food poisoning.
and, further, on 2005-09-14 14:58:13.0, Standpipe Bridgeplate commented:
For your sake, I'm glad there aren't any bad people reading the Internet.
and, further, on 2005-09-14 15:48:50.0, ben wolfson commented:
Why say you so, SB?
and, further, on 2005-09-14 19:16:20.0, text commented:
they will try to poison Michael with rotten foodstuffs, or would, if they existed.
That is what I will do, Michael.
and, further, on 2005-09-14 21:13:32.0, Michael commented:
I'm armed.
and, further, on 2005-09-15 12:16:16.0, dave zacuto commented:
I will trade you your armaments for a highly suspicious mess o pottage
and, further, on 2005-09-15 11:23:27.0, Michael commented:
I would not, could not eat that highly suspicious mess o' pottage.