Gary wrote:
> news wrote:
>> "Tom Del Rosso" > wrote:
>
>> > On Good Eats they said if you keep clams in fresh water for a few weeks
>> > they detox themselves of polutants from the ocean.
>
>> > Don't they have to eat something over a period of a few weeks? You don't
>> > want them to die obviously.
>
>> I've heard you should feed them cornmeal.
>
> Yeah... that really works wonders. ;-)

For snails it does. Gives them time to clean out their digestive
systems but they don't starve while it's happening. I am not sure if it
works the same way with clams or if it's done out of a sense of symetry.

> 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.

Beer is bad for snails. Better it go in the cook. On the other hand
white wine works fine for clams. I have had clams steamed in white wine
and they were very good.

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

Give it to me. That way you won't need to have it. Problem solved. ;^)