On 12/05/2003 6:51 AM, in article
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> Katra > wrote in
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>> To purge salt water mollusks, they have to be kept alive...
>> I just re-checked with dad since it's been a few years.
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>> Just keep them alive in sea water for 2 or 3 days and they will purge
>> the sand from their systems on their own. They are kept fasting (no
>> food) to do this.
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> My grandparents used to do this with abalone when we used to
> visit the cabin in Bodega Bay.
> My grandfather had a big wooden barrel he kept outside the cabin
> to put them in and he'd flush the water twice a day until
> he was ready to clean and cook them.
> I don't know if this is proper or even the best way, but
> I do know I hadn't thought about eating abalone in years.
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> Terri
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Unfortunately there are not enough left for you to eat :-(