On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 13:26:25 +0100, "jacqui{JB}"
> wrote:

>"Damsel" > wrote in message
.. .
>
Jacqui:
>> >Come to the dark side, Carol: moules frites,
>> >moules frites ...
>
>> Something tells me I'd be getting a good giggle out
>> of that if I knew any French. Please enlighten me!
>
>It's mussels cooked with white wine (and a bit of mire poix for
>additional flavor -- celery, onions, etc.) served with french fries.
>The mussels are cooked in the shell and served in a deep dish with the
>strained cooking liquid (sometimes enriched with cream or butter); the
>proper way to eat them is with your hands, using an empty mussel shell
>to pluck the meat from mussels. *drool* I feel a craving coming on.

That sounds pretty good, but it seems a little odd to have something like
that with fries. I'll try to find a place that serves them. Seafood seems
to be in short supply out here in the boonies.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_