Okay, no cockles (shut up, Sheldon! LOL) and the mussels are frozen. My
brother gave me a couple of bags of frozen mussels in a garlic & butter
sauce. (I think he said he got them at Costco.) Each bag is approximately
1 lb.

The instructions for cooking say to cook them from frozen. Empty the
contents of the bag into a saucepan and cover the pan. Heat on high for 3-4
minutes; reduce heat and simmer 3-5 minutes more, stirring gently, until the
mussels open. (And yes, I know you throw away the ones that don't open.) I
guess they were flash frozen while still alive and stuck in a bag with some
garlic/butter sauce then cryo-vac'd. Is there some sort of weird suspended
animation thing going on here? <G>

Now that I have them, I've no idea what do do with them. I've only ever had
mussels in a restaurant, in a combination seafood/pasta dish. I'm thinking
I should keep it simple and serve them over linguini. Not sure about any
other seasonings. Does this sound about right?

Jill