It's a single serving - or so they claim!
http://leitesculinaria.com/47859/rec...llabaisse.html

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On 12/14/2013 1:09 PM, sf wrote:
>
> It's a single serving - or so they claim!
> http://leitesculinaria.com/47859/rec...llabaisse.html
>
Hmmmm. Despite some people's apparent disbelief, I couldn't eat a pound
of mussels in a bowl of soup!

I do like mussels, though I did get a bad one once and wouldn't care to
repeat that experience!

Jill

On 12/14/2013 4:54 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
> I do like mussels, though I did get a bad one once and wouldn't care to
> repeat that experience!


So quit lifting weights...

On 12/14/2013 6:54 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> Hmmmm. Despite some people's apparent disbelief, I couldn't eat a pound
> of mussels in a bowl of soup!
>
> I do like mussels, though I did get a bad one once and wouldn't care to
> repeat that experience!
>

It must have been at last 25 years ago that my wife got sick on mussels
that she had had at lunch that day. She won't touch them anymore. It was
more than 40 years ago that I got a bad dose of food poisoning. She was
almost as sick as I had been. I suffered vicariously and lost my taste
for mussels. I was never all that thrilled about the. I thought they
were okay, but they are not worth the risk of getting that sick.


As for the bouillebaisse, a pound of mussels isn't a heck of a lot. They
are mostly shell and I don't know anyone who eats the shells.

On 12/14/2013 7:15 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 12/14/2013 6:54 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Hmmmm. Despite some people's apparent disbelief, I couldn't eat a pound
>> of mussels in a bowl of soup!
>>
>> I do like mussels, though I did get a bad one once and wouldn't care to
>> repeat that experience!
>>
>
> It must have been at last 25 years ago that my wife got sick on mussels
> that she had had at lunch that day. She won't touch them anymore. It was
> more than 40 years ago that I got a bad dose of food poisoning. She was
> almost as sick as I had been. I suffered vicariously and lost my taste
> for mussels. I was never all that thrilled about the. I thought they
> were okay, but they are not worth the risk of getting that sick.
>
> As for the bouillebaisse, a pound of mussels isn't a heck of a lot. They
> are mostly shell and I don't know anyone who eats the shells.
>
True, but they would sure overcrowd the bowl! Even if I'd never had a
bad mussel, I don't want to pick the meat out of shells from a bowl of
soup. It sounds rather messy to me.

If I were going to make bouillabaisse (which I'm not, but thanks for
posting the link, sf!) I certainly wouldn't make it for *one*.

Jill

On 12/14/2013 8:50 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> Its mostly shell and liquor.
>
> -sw


Story of your life for sure....

On Saturday, December 14, 2013 12:09:00 PM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> It's a single serving - or so they claim!
>
> http://leitesculinaria.com/47859/rec...llabaisse.html
>
>

what a gross-ass...you suck.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 14 Dec 2013 18:54:15 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 12/14/2013 1:09 PM, sf wrote:
>>>
>>> It's a single serving - or so they claim!
>>> http://leitesculinaria.com/47859/rec...llabaisse.html
>>>
>> Hmmmm. Despite some people's apparent disbelief, I couldn't eat a pound
>> of mussels in a bowl of soup!
>
> A pound of mussels is only about 1/3rd lb of meat (on a good day).
> Its mostly shell and liquor.

Perhaps she is like me in that looking at a huge portion (shutup Sheldon)
puts me off before I even start to eat. I understand that there is little
meat but just seeing all that on my plate ...


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On Sat, 14 Dec 2013 21:50:17 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sat, 14 Dec 2013 18:54:15 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 12/14/2013 1:09 PM, sf wrote:
>>>
>>> It's a single serving - or so they claim!
>>> http://leitesculinaria.com/47859/rec...llabaisse.html
>>>
>> Hmmmm. Despite some people's apparent disbelief, I couldn't eat a pound
>> of mussels in a bowl of soup!
>
>A pound of mussels is only about 1/3rd lb of meat (on a good day).
>Its mostly shell and liquor.

What would you expect from someone who can't eat a 4 ounce pizza...

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
> Perhaps she is like me in that looking at a huge portion (shutup Sheldon)
> puts me off before I even start to eat. I understand that there is little
> meat but just seeing all that on my plate ...

Yes! I always say that I don't like "big food", meaning a large portion on
my plate. I don't like seeing it on other people's plates either so prefer
not to dine at places that do that but... I can eat least not look at the
other plates.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Perhaps she is like me in that looking at a huge portion (shutup Sheldon)
> > puts me off before I even start to eat. I understand that there is little
> > meat but just seeing all that on my plate ...
>
> Yes! I always say that I don't like "big food", meaning a large portion on
> my plate. I don't like seeing it on other people's plates either so prefer
> not to dine at places that do that but... I can eat least not look at the
> other plates.

Why in the world would other people's plates concern you at all?
That's very odd to me.

G.

On 12/14/2013 10:50 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Dec 2013 18:54:15 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 12/14/2013 1:09 PM, sf wrote:
>>>
>>> It's a single serving - or so they claim!
>>> http://leitesculinaria.com/47859/rec...llabaisse.html
>>>
>> Hmmmm. Despite some people's apparent disbelief, I couldn't eat a pound
>> of mussels in a bowl of soup!
>
> A pound of mussels is only about 1/3rd lb of meat (on a good day).
> Its mostly shell and liquor.
>
> -sw
>
True, but as I mentioned to Dave, picking the meat out of mussel shells
from a bowl of soup also sounds terribly messy.

Jill

"Julie Bove" wrote:
>"Ophelia" wrote:
>
>> (shutup Sheldon)
>> I understand that there is little eat but just seeing all that on my plate ...

Then why would you order bouillabaisse... it's served in a large bowl
but it's essentially a watery fish broth... and normal folks don't eat
the bivalve shells (those shells would certainly irritate uranus).
Bouillabaisse is one of the lowest calorie foods on a restaurant
menu... and restaurants don't typically serve a very large portion
anyway, at most seafood eaterys it's primarilly served as an appetizer
(soup course), few order it as an entree.

>Yes! I always say that I don't like "big food", meaning a large portion on
>my plate. I don't like seeing it on other people's plates either so prefer
>not to dine at places that do that.

So how did you get to be taller lying down than standing... you got to
weigh over 300 pounds by eating baby portions, eh?
Miss Piggy ---> https://myspace.com/juliebove
Yoose all are such BSers.. there's not an honest cell in your obeastie
bodies. I seriously doubt any of yoose has ever eaten bouillabaisse,
I'm certain none of you three tons of fun has ever prepared it...
yoose don't even have a clue what it is, obviously, or yoose all
wouldn't be bitching how it's too much food. Bouillabaisse is
typically brought to table in a large tureen and portions ladled into
normal sized bowls... no one eats directly from the tureen unless
you're a big fat sow. And no eatery prepares bouliiabaisse for one...
if you order it for one they bring a normal sized bowl, a single
serving.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouillabaisse
http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Bouillabaisse
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/fo...abaisse-238411
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/e...ipe/index.html
A typical portion:
http://www.steamykitchen.com/wp-cont...ecipe-9350.jpg
The more I read your posts the more I believe yoose BSers dine at the
drive thru... you've never eaten bouillabaisse, I've never seen it
served for one with a dozen mussels... maybe yer tawkin mussels
marinara, a very different dish... and still a couple dozen mussels in
tomato sauce on its own is not a very filling dish, most folks consume
a half loaf of eyetalian bread with it for sopping and it almost
always arrives with a side of ****ghetti. I don't think any of yoose
has ever been to a REAL seafood restaurant. Jill lives on an island
in the Atlantic yet to date has never mentioned eating seafood, not at
home, not at her Kaiser Klub... something about that picture is very
wrong. I've lived most of my life within walking distance of the sea,
and have eaten at countless seafood restaurants. Many don't serve
bouillabaisse because it's not something prepared by the single
portion, it doesn't store well, and it's not a very popular dish
because a lot of people don't like fish broth, I love it but many
don't. It's not a dish I would prepare just for one or two, it's best
to have bouillabaisse at a good seafood restaurant... and it doesn't
pay to prepare it with frozen seafood, blech!

On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 09:27:17 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 12/14/2013 10:50 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Sat, 14 Dec 2013 18:54:15 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/14/2013 1:09 PM, sf wrote:
>>>>
>>>> It's a single serving - or so they claim!
>>>> http://leitesculinaria.com/47859/rec...llabaisse.html
>>>>
>>> Hmmmm. Despite some people's apparent disbelief, I couldn't eat a pound
>>> of mussels in a bowl of soup!
>>
>> A pound of mussels is only about 1/3rd lb of meat (on a good day).
>> Its mostly shell and liquor.
>>
>> -sw
>>
>True, but as I mentioned to Dave, picking the meat out of mussel shells
>from a bowl of soup also sounds terribly messy.

So then you've never actually eaten mussels... eating mussels is
no more messy than eating shrimp or chicken... in fact eating mussles
is not messy at all, the shells pop open and the meat practically
falls out on its own... you don't need to touch them other than with
your fork... you do use silverware?

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/14/2013 10:50 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Sat, 14 Dec 2013 18:54:15 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/14/2013 1:09 PM, sf wrote:
>>>>
>>>> It's a single serving - or so they claim!
>>>> http://leitesculinaria.com/47859/rec...llabaisse.html
>>>>
>>> Hmmmm. Despite some people's apparent disbelief, I couldn't eat a pound
>>> of mussels in a bowl of soup!
>>
>> A pound of mussels is only about 1/3rd lb of meat (on a good day).
>> Its mostly shell and liquor.
>>
>> -sw
>>
> True, but as I mentioned to Dave, picking the meat out of mussel shells
> from a bowl of soup also sounds terribly messy.

Ditto!

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"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" wrote:
>>"Ophelia" wrote:
>>
>>> (shutup Sheldon)
>>> I understand that there is little eat but just seeing all that on my
>>> plate ...
>
> Then why would you order bouillabaisse...

If that was question for me ... I never order it!


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On 12/15/2013 9:27 AM, jmcquown wrote:

> True, but as I mentioned to Dave, picking the meat out of mussel shells
> from a bowl of soup also sounds terribly messy.

I don't eat mussels, but Ron used to order them at this place
that's long gone now. Came in a big bowl. He'd eat the mussels
and I'd have bread dipped in the sherry garlic sauce.

Wasn't messy though it might sound that way.

Recently he bought a reasonable substitute for that dish at
Costco. Not bad at all. Not as good as at that restaurant but
he said he liked the mussels.

nancy

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/15/2013 9:53 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> "Julie Bove" wrote:
>>>> "Ophelia" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> (shutup Sheldon)
>>>>> I understand that there is little eat but just seeing all that on
>>>>> my plate ...
>>>
>>> Then why would you order bouillabaisse...
>>
>> If that was question for me ... I never order it!
>>
> He's apparently weeding through the threads, looking for a nit to pick.
> I've eaten mussels, absolutely. I've never ordered or made bouillabaisse.

Gotcha!

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On 12/15/2013 9:56 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 12/15/2013 9:27 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> True, but as I mentioned to Dave, picking the meat out of mussel shells
>> from a bowl of soup also sounds terribly messy.
>
> I don't eat mussels, but Ron used to order them at this place
> that's long gone now. Came in a big bowl. He'd eat the mussels
> and I'd have bread dipped in the sherry garlic sauce.
>
Sounds good! I first tasted mussels at a restaurant in (of all places)
Bettendorf, Iowa. Trattoria Tiramisu. Excellent food! But it was a
pasta dish.

Served the way you describe, they're a little messy but not the same as
I picture with bouillabaisse.

I used to buy frozen mussels in a garlic-butter sauce at Publix. Just
saying, I don't usually plan on picking up food with my fingers from a
bowl of hot soup.

> Wasn't messy though it might sound that way.
>
I noticed the last time I there Publix (grocery store) still sells that
brand of frozen mussels in garlic sauce. The directions always have the
notation: if they're already opened before cooking, discard them. I
did, but still managed to get a bad one once. I don't like spending
half the day in the bathroom.

> Recently he bought a reasonable substitute for that dish at
> Costco. Not bad at all. Not as good as at that restaurant but
> he said he liked the mussels.
>
> nancy

I'm glad he found something similar that is a reasonable substitute.

Jill

On 2013-12-15 10:06 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>>> Then why would you order bouillabaisse...
>>
>> If that was question for me ... I never order it!
>>
> He's apparently weeding through the threads, looking for a nit to pick.
> I've eaten mussels, absolutely. I've never ordered or made
> bouillabaisse.
>

I have. I had it a couple times, and it was delicious every time. This
one sounds more like a mussel dish than bouillabaisse. They are usually
a combination of bits and pieces of different types of fish and shell
fish, and might have a couple clams and a couple mussels, not just a
whole lot of mussels.

On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 09:56:32 -0500, Nancy Young
> wrote:

> On 12/15/2013 9:27 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
> > True, but as I mentioned to Dave, picking the meat out of mussel shells
> > from a bowl of soup also sounds terribly messy.
>
> I don't eat mussels, but Ron used to order them at this place
> that's long gone now. Came in a big bowl. He'd eat the mussels
> and I'd have bread dipped in the sherry garlic sauce.
>
> Wasn't messy though it might sound that way.
>
> Recently he bought a reasonable substitute for that dish at
> Costco. Not bad at all. Not as good as at that restaurant but
> he said he liked the mussels.
>

I like mussels... they taste kind of like clams, only sweeter.


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On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 11:17:47 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

> Served the way you describe, they're a little messy but not the same as
> I picture with bouillabaisse.

Most restaurants give you a discard plate or bowl for the shells, so
as a comparison - it's not as messy as eating spaghetti.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 12/15/2013 7:27 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/14/2013 10:50 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Sat, 14 Dec 2013 18:54:15 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/14/2013 1:09 PM, sf wrote:
>>>>
>>>> It's a single serving - or so they claim!
>>>> http://leitesculinaria.com/47859/rec...llabaisse.html
>>>>
>>> Hmmmm. Despite some people's apparent disbelief, I couldn't eat a pound
>>> of mussels in a bowl of soup!
>>
>> A pound of mussels is only about 1/3rd lb of meat (on a good day).
>> Its mostly shell and liquor.
>>
>> -sw
>>
> True, but as I mentioned to Dave, picking the meat out of mussel shells
> from a bowl of soup also sounds terribly messy.
>
> Jill
Life is messy, cope.

On 12/15/2013 12:24 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 11:17:47 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> Served the way you describe, they're a little messy but not the same as
>> I picture with bouillabaisse.
>
> Most restaurants give you a discard plate or bowl for the shells, so
> as a comparison - it's not as messy as eating spaghetti.
>
Hmmmm. I never found eating spaghetti particularly messy.

Jill

On 12/15/2013 10:36 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/15/2013 12:24 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 11:17:47 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Served the way you describe, they're a little messy but not the same as
>>> I picture with bouillabaisse.
>>
>> Most restaurants give you a discard plate or bowl for the shells, so
>> as a comparison - it's not as messy as eating spaghetti.
>>
> Hmmmm. I never found eating spaghetti particularly messy.
>
> Jill


Most folks don't put a bowl to their face and invert it...

On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 12:36:38 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 12/15/2013 12:24 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 11:17:47 -0500, jmcquown >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Served the way you describe, they're a little messy but not the same as
> >> I picture with bouillabaisse.
> >
> > Most restaurants give you a discard plate or bowl for the shells, so
> > as a comparison - it's not as messy as eating spaghetti.
> >
> Hmmmm. I never found eating spaghetti particularly messy.
>

If you don't think eating spaghetti is messy, then eating mussels will
be a walk in the park.


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On 2013-12-15 12:36 PM, jmcquown wrote:
I picture with bouillabaisse.
>>
>> Most restaurants give you a discard plate or bowl for the shells, so
>> as a comparison - it's not as messy as eating spaghetti.
>>
> Hmmmm. I never found eating spaghetti particularly messy.
>

Well.... you don't have a mustache.
Do you? ;-)

On 12/15/2013 10:47 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> So pick the meat out before serving if it icks you out to do at the
> dinner table.
>
> -sw

Dwarves are so good at that...

On 12/15/2013 12:41 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 12:36:38 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 12/15/2013 12:24 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 11:17:47 -0500, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Served the way you describe, they're a little messy but not the same as
>>>> I picture with bouillabaisse.
>>>
>>> Most restaurants give you a discard plate or bowl for the shells, so
>>> as a comparison - it's not as messy as eating spaghetti.
>>>
>> Hmmmm. I never found eating spaghetti particularly messy.
>>
>
> If you don't think eating spaghetti is messy, then eating mussels will
> be a walk in the park.
>
>
I guess I just know how to twirl a small amount of spaghetti. I've
already said I've eaten mussels. Just not mussels as in bouillabaisse.

Jill

On 12/15/2013 10:50 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> I've already said I've eaten mussels. Just not mussels as in
> bouillabaisse.
>
> Jill

Oh puleeeze...enough with the flipping mussels!

In article >,
says...
>
> On 12/14/2013 7:15 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 12/14/2013 6:54 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> >
> >> Hmmmm. Despite some people's apparent disbelief, I couldn't eat a pound
> >> of mussels in a bowl of soup!

I could and do. The recipe is a dozen mussels. I'd call that a bit
light on the mussels :-) Most of the weight is the shell.
> >>
> >> I do like mussels, though I did get a bad one once and wouldn't care to
> >> repeat that experience!
> >>
> >
> > It must have been at last 25 years ago that my wife got sick on mussels
> > that she had had at lunch that day. She won't touch them anymore. It was
> > more than 40 years ago that I got a bad dose of food poisoning. She was
> > almost as sick as I had been. I suffered vicariously and lost my taste
> > for mussels. I was never all that thrilled about the. I thought they
> > were okay, but they are not worth the risk of getting that sick.
> >
> > As for the bouillebaisse, a pound of mussels isn't a heck of a lot. They
> > are mostly shell and I don't know anyone who eats the shells.
> >
> True, but they would sure overcrowd the bowl!

Mussels are served in a big bowl, with a second empty bowl to put the
shells in

Even if I'd never had a
> bad mussel, I don't want to pick the meat out of shells from a bowl of
> soup.

It's not at all. Pick up the shell, which is two shells, open, use your
fork to lift out the mussel. I tip any liquor back in the bowl. Drop
shell in the other bowl. When you've finished all the mussels and fish,
drink the delicious liquid from the bowl.

I often eat a wonderful similar recipe (no tomatoes) at the local fish
restaurant, or make mussels in wine and cream at home with mussels we
picked ourselves locally.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mo...erewithc_71787

I've never, ever eaten a bad mussel.

Janet UK

On 12/15/2013 10:53 AM, Janet wrote:
> I've never, ever eaten a bad mussel.
>
> Janet UK

Well if you had you'd not do it again!

On 12/15/2013 12:47 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 09:45:25 -0500, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 09:27:17 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> True, but as I mentioned to Dave, picking the meat out of mussel shells
>> >from a bowl of soup also sounds terribly messy.
>>
>> So then you've never actually eaten mussels... eating mussels is
>> no more messy than eating shrimp or chicken... in fact eating mussles
>> is not messy at all, the shells pop open and the meat practically
>> falls out on its own... you don't need to touch them other than with
>> your fork... you do use silverware?
>
> Uh, you still have to pry them away from the adductor, which usually
> requires some stable leverage by holding the shell lightly.
>
All I was saying is I don't like the idea of picking shellfish out of
hot soup to get to the meat from the bivalve.

> So pick the meat out before serving if it icks you out to do at the
> dinner table.
>
> -sw
>
Yeah, sure. I'm not really a fish soup fan.

Jill

On 12/15/2013 12:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2013-12-15 12:36 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> I picture with bouillabaisse.
>>>
>>> Most restaurants give you a discard plate or bowl for the shells, so
>>> as a comparison - it's not as messy as eating spaghetti.
>>>
>> Hmmmm. I never found eating spaghetti particularly messy.
>>
>
> Well.... you don't have a mustache.
> Do you? ;-)

Nope. Got napkins? Or just twirl a smaller amount on the fork.

As for "discard plates" for mussel shells, crab claws, shrimp shells...
yes, of course there are discard plates. This far south some places
serve 'Frogmore Stew' which is a seafood boil. The liquid is discarded.
They have buckets for the seafood shells.

Jill

In article >,
says...
> und that way.
> >
> I noticed the last time I there Publix (grocery store) still sells that
> brand of frozen mussels in garlic sauce. The directions always have the
> notation: if they're already opened before cooking, discard them.

When we get fresh local mussels, (only pick closed ones) I stand them
in a bucket of water for a couple of hours so most will open and any
sand falls out. A closed mussel opening proves it's alive, so safe to
eat. I discard any that still haven't opened during cooking.

Janet UK

These food writers kill me. Oh, sure, everyone can just whip to their nearest clam and mussel monger and have this on the table in a trice. I notice the article did call it a 'mock' bouillabaisse. The real deal usually calls for a lot of other denizens of the sea - and on the menu of a good resto, it's often THE highest price entree.

It looks like a big meal in the photo, but if one were to assemble all the edible parts, I wonder if it'd fill a teacup.










vd.On Saturday, December 14, 2013 1:09:00 PM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> It's a single serving - or so they claim!
>
> http://leitesculinaria.com/47859/rec...llabaisse.html
>
>
>
> --
>
> Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/15/2013 12:47 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 09:45:25 -0500, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 09:27:17 -0500, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> True, but as I mentioned to Dave, picking the meat out of mussel shells
>>> >from a bowl of soup also sounds terribly messy.
>>>
>>> So then you've never actually eaten mussels... eating mussels is
>>> no more messy than eating shrimp or chicken... in fact eating mussles
>>> is not messy at all, the shells pop open and the meat practically
>>> falls out on its own... you don't need to touch them other than with
>>> your fork... you do use silverware?
>>
>> Uh, you still have to pry them away from the adductor, which usually
>> requires some stable leverage by holding the shell lightly.
>>
> All I was saying is I don't like the idea of picking shellfish out of hot
> soup to get to the meat from the bivalve.
>
>> So pick the meat out before serving if it icks you out to do at the
>> dinner table.
>>
>> -sw
>>
> Yeah, sure. I'm not really a fish soup fan.

Nor am I!
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On Sunday, December 15, 2013 7:37:42 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
> >
>
> > "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>
> > ...
>
> > > Perhaps she is like me in that looking at a huge portion (shutup Sheldon)
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> > > puts me off before I even start to eat. I understand that there is little
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> > > meat but just seeing all that on my plate ...
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> >
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> > Yes! I always say that I don't like "big food", meaning a large portion on
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> > my plate. I don't like seeing it on other people's plates either so prefer
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> > not to dine at places that do that but... I can eat least not look at the
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> > other plates.
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>
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> Why in the world would other people's plates concern you at all?
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> That's very odd to me.

She's mentally ill. We think it's cute.

On Sunday, December 15, 2013 8:36:10 AM UTC-6, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> "Julie Bove" wrote:
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> >"Ophelia" wrote:
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> >
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> >> (shutup Sheldon)
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> >> I understand that there is little eat but just seeing all that on my plate ...
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>
>
> Then why would you order bouillabaisse... it's served in a large bowl
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> but it's essentially a watery fish broth... and normal folks don't eat
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> the bivalve shells (those shells would certainly irritate uranus).
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> Bouillabaisse is one of the lowest calorie foods on a restaurant
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> menu... and restaurants don't typically serve a very large portion
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> anyway, at most seafood eaterys it's primarilly served as an appetizer
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> (soup course), few order it as an entree.
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>
>
> >Yes! I always say that I don't like "big food", meaning a large portion on
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> >my plate. I don't like seeing it on other people's plates either so prefer
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> >not to dine at places that do that.
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>
>
> So how did you get to be taller lying down than standing... you got to
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> weigh over 300 pounds by eating baby portions, eh?
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> Miss Piggy ---> https://myspace.com/juliebove
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> Yoose all are such BSers.. there's not an honest cell in your obeastie
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> bodies. I seriously doubt any of yoose has ever eaten bouillabaisse,
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> I'm certain none of you three tons of fun has ever prepared it...
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> yoose don't even have a clue what it is, obviously, or yoose all
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> wouldn't be bitching how it's too much food. Bouillabaisse is
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> typically brought to table in a large tureen and portions ladled into
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> normal sized bowls... no one eats directly from the tureen unless
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> you're a big fat sow. And no eatery prepares bouliiabaisse for one...
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> if you order it for one they bring a normal sized bowl, a single
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> serving.
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouillabaisse
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> http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Bouillabaisse
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> http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/fo...abaisse-238411
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> http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/e...ipe/index.html
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> A typical portion:
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> http://www.steamykitchen.com/wp-cont...ecipe-9350.jpg
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> The more I read your posts the more I believe yoose BSers dine at the
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> drive thru... you've never eaten bouillabaisse, I've never seen it
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> served for one with a dozen mussels... maybe yer tawkin mussels
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> marinara, a very different dish... and still a couple dozen mussels in
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> tomato sauce on its own is not a very filling dish, most folks consume
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> a half loaf of eyetalian bread with it for sopping and it almost
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> always arrives with a side of ****ghetti. I don't think any of yoose
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> has ever been to a REAL seafood restaurant. Jill lives on an island
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> in the Atlantic yet to date has never mentioned eating seafood, not at
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> home, not at her Kaiser Klub... something about that picture is very
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> wrong. I've lived most of my life within walking distance of the sea,
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> and have eaten at countless seafood restaurants. Many don't serve
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> bouillabaisse because it's not something prepared by the single
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> portion, it doesn't store well, and it's not a very popular dish
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> because a lot of people don't like fish broth, I love it but many
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> don't. It's not a dish I would prepare just for one or two, it's best
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> to have bouillabaisse at a good seafood restaurant... and it doesn't
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> pay to prepare it with frozen seafood, blech!

Right on, Sheldon! LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On Sunday, December 15, 2013 9:06:55 AM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/15/2013 9:53 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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> >
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> >
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> > "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> > ...
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> >> "Julie Bove" wrote:
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> >>> "Ophelia" wrote:
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> >>>
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> >>>> (shutup Sheldon)
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> >>>> I understand that there is little eat but just seeing all that on
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> >>>> my plate ...
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> >>
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> >> Then why would you order bouillabaisse...
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> >
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> > If that was question for me ... I never order it!
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> >
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> He's apparently weeding through the threads, looking for a nit to pick.
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> I've eaten mussels, absolutely. I've never ordered or made bouillabaisse.

Nope. He's got yer number, Toots. Yer full of bullshit. Go drink another gallon of wine and invite the married *john* over. LOL!!!