The Mussels should still be live when you buy them so if your concerned soak
them in clean salted water and change the water a few times. I think they
will naturally clean themselves.. This is more of a question than a
statement..

Peter
In England


"Michael L Kankiewicz" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 5 Jan 2005, mary wrote:
>
> > My local store has mussels on sale. I usually steam them. I assume the
> > mussels are raised on a mussel farm. Would it be safe to use the liquid
for
> > soup? The liquid has been boiled so I would think that any organic
matter
> > has been killed.
>
> Definitely. Just be sure the shells are scrubbed clean before steaming.
>
> MK
>