Believe it or not, some friends of mine who regularly collect mussels on
shore swear by the musselmatic - they put the mussels in a mesh bag and run
them through a wash cycle in the washing machine. They say it takes the
beards right off.

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Regards

Louis Cohen
Living la vida loca at N37° 43' 7.9" W122° 8' 42.8"

"Donna Rose" > wrote in message
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> I bought a batch of mussels recently and made a fantastic wine broth for
> them. They were delicious, but they were a bit gritty.
>
> How does one assure that all the sand is removed prior to serving? Does
> soaking them in sal****er for any length of time help? I seem to
> remember something about oatmeal, but maybe I'm confusing this with
> something else. Anybody have any ideas? And, would the same method work
> with clams as well?
>
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> Donna
> A pessimist believes all women are bad. An optimist hopes they are.
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