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Default Cockles & Mussels Alive, Alive-O!

In article . com>,
"kuvasz guy" > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> > In article >, sf wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 03:42:44 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >On a personal note, while many people like them, I've tried and just
> > > >cannot stomach Mussels. They have a very harsh "fishy" taste. I imagine
> > > >serving them with rice would curb that somewhat.
> > >
> > > I suppose it depends of where those mussels came from, but I've never
> > > met one I didn't like. I think they taste fresh and sweet. Of
> > > course, I don't do frozen in shells either and have no need to do
> > > frozen out of the shells because of the availability of nonfrozen
> > > here. If I had to choose between them, I'd pick frozen *out* of the
> > > shells.

> >
> > One of these days I'll try fresh live ones, if I can find them. :-)
> >

>
> The fresh (and supposedly sweet) mussels were the ones I couldn't
> take... Never had frozen, no desire to try them...
>
> > I'm always game to re-try a formerly rejected food...
> >
> >
> > Except for bell peppers. <G>

>
> brussel sprouts for me...
>
> ..fred


<lol> Funny that...
I loved Brussel sprouts as a kid.

Now I can't stand them.
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