Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: recurve shooter on November 29, 2011, 08:44:27 pm
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I have no idea what the proper name for them is. I live in southeast louisiana, and I see a lot of them in the rivers and brackish water lakes. They look tasty, but I'm not sure
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You,,could,,, try one. ::) :-\ I've ate them at Hooter's ;)
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I saw some swanky chef cooking them on a cooking show the other day.
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Contact the DNR and ask them.
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I ate the black mussles once when I was a kid. Boiled em up. Tasted like mussles...and sand. I'd probably try to keep them alive in clean fresh water for a few days if I had a choice, but I don't know any rivers up here that I'd eat anything out of anymore. Pat's right, check w/ DNR.
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We used to eat them when I was a kid...
We dug 'em, shucked 'em and cleaned 'em.
Then fried them like some folks fry oysters, in seasoned corn meal.
They were pretty good as I remember.
-gus
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Yes they are,if you have a prestein river,I know there mostly gone,you can eat them raw,much better if you cook them,boil or fry,,I prefer fried. Here in Florida,not far from you,we have "seasons",certain times of the year you cant take certain ones,I would check the laws first :)
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Like they said, check with the state first, but I would be sure to cook them. Not much that isn't polluted anymore. We have them here in Fl., never ate them, but they make great fish bait! ;) Can't see why you can't eat them. Heck you should have a recipe for them! ;) there isn't much in La. that there isn't a recipe for! ;) ;D Put them in some Ol Bay, or Zatterain's seasoning, and water, chicken broth, diced potatoes, onions, stewed tomatoes, with garlic, a dash or two of Basil, a couple of bay leaves, salt and pepper, and cajun seasoning, garlic and onion powder, and fresh lime or lemon juice to taste, ( I prefer lime ) and wallah a tasty treat, on a cool evening. Might even throw in a couple catfish filet's. You might also try putting them in some tomato sauce, with just enough sugar to take away the acidic bite, and some basil, fresh diced garlic, onions,bay leaves, some old bay, or cajun seasoning, or just do the cajun shrimp style, with cajun, or old bay, and lots of fresh chopped garlic, and real butter, salt and pepper. Dang, I am hungry now. Yeah, if you can put them in some fresh water to purge them a bit, maybe they can rid themselves of the sand, but you might need to keep them aerated to keep them from dying. But if they are like little necks, you can peal off the outer skin of the snorkel like appendage. I am being polite about that description. ::) ;D and that should get rid of most of the grit.
anywho, I have had the notion to try them when I was a kid, but just used them for bait. EVERYTHING loved them! ;)
Wayne
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I've tried them a couple of times and they always tasted like mud.