Life on earth would not be worth much if every source of irritation were removed. Yet most of us rebel against the things that irritate us, and count as heavy loss what ought to be rich gain. We are told that the oyster is wiser; that when an irritating object, like a bit of sand, gets under the “mantle” of his shell, he simply covers it with the most precious part of his being and makes of it a pearl. The irritation that it was causing is stopped by encrusting it with the pearly formation. A true pearl is therefore simply a victory over irritation. Every irritation that gets into our lives today is an opportunity for pearl culture. The more irritations the devil flings at us, the more pearls we may have. We need only to welcome them and cover them completely with love, that most precious part of us, and the irritation will be smothered out as the pearl comes into being. What a store of pearls we may have, if we will!

Richard Seume

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Starter, Here’s one , Earlier1	4	servings

INGREDIENTS

20		Green Shell Mussels
50	g	Oatmeal
		Salt and Pepper
25	g	Clarified Butter
2		Leeks; (cut into thick
		; ribbons and
		; blanched)
200	g	Baby Spinach Leaves; (washed and dried)
		Flour
4	tb	Whisky
1		Lemon; (juice)
2	tb	Fresh Parsley; (very finely
		; chopped)
		Freshly Ground Black Pepper
		Sea Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

DRESSING
1. Cook the mussels, place them in a pan with a couple of tablespoons
of water, cover and cook over a high heat until all the mussels open,
approximately 5 minutes.
2. Heat half the butter in a frying pan. Add the leeks and spinach
and warm through until the spinach wilts. Divide between four warm
bowls.
3. Quickly saute the cooked mussels in the remaining butter until
they are hot. Spoon over the warm vegetables. (If you have the mussel
shells, these can be used to decorate the plates).
4. Add the whisky to the pan boiling rapidly and scraping sediment
from the bottom of the pan. Add the lemon juice, salt and pepper,
parsley. Then pour over the mussels. Sprinkle with toasted oatmeal.
Serve immediately.
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NOTES : Chef:Amanda Grant
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