CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Maindish	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3		Dozen fresh mussels — in
		Shells
1		Onion — sliced
2		Stalks celery
1		Clove garlic — mashed
		Parsley — several sprigs
3	tb	Butter
3	tb	Flour
2	c	Milk
3	tb	Cream

INSTRUCTIONS

Scrub mussels with a brush. Rinse well, discarding any that are broken or
open. Combine onion, celery, garlic and parsley with 1 cup water in a large
stainless pot. Add mussels and steam until opened. Remove, cover and keep
warm, discarding shells and beards. Blend flour and butter over Medium
heat.
Add milk and strained broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and add cream.
Pour
over mussels in hot soup plates.
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #157
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 21:04:01 -0400
From: bobbi744@sojourn.com (Roberta Banghart)
Recipe By     : Virginia Rich

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