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Hank Rogers wrote:

> GM wrote:
> > Graham wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 8 Oct 2020 15:20:20 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 10/6/2020 5:13 PM, RichD wrote:
> >>>> I read something a few month back, can't recall the source,
> >>>> warning about tainted mussels.
> >>>>
> >>>> Said first, toss out any which open before cooking
> >>>> (steaming). Then, discard any which fail to open as
> >>>> they ought, ~ 5 minutes.
> >>>>
> >>>> I don't get this. Isn't steam antiseptic? Are there microscopic
> >>>> critters that would survive?
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Rich
> >>>>
> >>> Dead mussels aren't a good thing to eat. Mussels with open shells
> >>> should always be thrown out before cooking. Similarly, those which
> >>> don't open after cooking are also likely dead. IOW, not fresh.
> >>>
> >>> Jill
> >> Apparently a myth!
> >> https://tinyurl.com/y39y5sec

> >
> >
> > Matthew 13:48
> >
> > "And when the net was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away..."
> >

> Benjamin 13:49
>
> "And it came to pass that Jack Spriggins hath tradeth his family's
> cow for some magic beans, which greweth up into the Lord God's sky.
> Yea, verily, even unto a giant's castle ... I shiteth thee not."



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