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Like your byeline Karen. Once had a friend who I loved dearly, really did, but she couldn't cook. Long ago DH had collected a large bag of mussels fresh from the rocks for out dinner, which we took around to her place, my parents were there too. Mattie decided she would cook the mussels. She took a huge pan and filled it with water. Shrieks from my father, sit down sit down Mattie, Dale will do it. I was the youngest. She did, and I tipped out all the water and put in most of a bottle of wine. Mattie nearly fainted poor soul, it was so Extravagent. (She thought). Heaved in some seasonings and herbs, and served as they opened, so they stayed nice and hot. I love cooking mussels, but it is newspaper food in our house. There has to be a lot, and we make a mess.