"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:06:05 -0500, pavane wrote:
>
>> I found the exchange that I had with Aquaculture NZ about
>> the safety of frozen mussels whose shells do not open:
>> .............................
>> Sent: 21 April 2007 9:39 AM
>> To: Nicola Symonds
>> Subject: frozen mussels that do not open
>> This may be a silly question...
>>
>> I have had a few of your mussels not open when cooked properly. Is this
>>
>> a problem (as it is with live mussels) or can they all be eaten? Are
>> there
>>
>> any guidelines for this concern?
>>
>> The response:
>>
>> Hi .....
>>
>> If mussels do not open when heated then you should not eat them. Instead
>> discard all unopened mussels
>>
>> I hope that answers your query if you require further information please
>> feel free to contact me
>
> Myth, just like I've always suspected and have proven to myself many
> times in the past.

"And you are right.
And we are right,
And all is right, is right as right can be!"

....but I am a bit more squeamish than thee.

pavane