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news wrote:
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> "Tom Del Rosso" > wrote in message
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> > On Good Eats they said if you keep clams in fresh water for a few weeks
> > they detox themselves of polutants from the ocean.
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> > Don't they have to eat something over a period of a few weeks? You don't
> > want them to die obviously.

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> I've heard you should feed them cornmeal.


Yeah... that really works wonders. ;-)
In you are going to kill them in fresh water, better to put them some beer
or a mixed drink to soften the death moment.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to detox sea salt? ;0