Do I date myself too much by confessing that mussels always make be think of Squeeze and the song “Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)”? They do this despite being one of my big-time food memory foods, you know, those foods that food folks remember vividly form childhood, those eating moments on which we look back and realize that our lives in food were, perhaps,... 
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Every year it takes me awhile to remember how perfect bivalves are for quick winter eating. When I lived in Paris it was impossible to forget: giant piles of mussels seemed to greet me at every corner during the winter months and I bought a kilo or two a week for the easiest dinner imaginable. Steamed mussels are a snap to make: Saute some onion and/or garlic in some butter... 
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