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On 2020-10-08 2:32 p.m., GM wrote:
> Graham wrote:
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>> On Thu, 8 Oct 2020 15:20:20 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
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>>> 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

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> Matthew 13:48
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> "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..."
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Matthew 27:5
"And he went and hanged himself."

Luke 10:37
"Go and do thou likewise."