[susie123]

Less I'm with you on this, they are yummy, as are cockles, mussels, whelks etc. Ironic that we live by the sea and I don't know anywhere round here that sells shellfish. And the only thing I draw the line at are Morecambe Bay potted shrimps! They are like eating bogies!

When I was in America you could only find shell fish in things like oyster stew and hot buttered crab - abortions both, shellfish are to be eaten cold, with a pin. Or in the case of the French plateau de fruits de mer, something more substantial like pliers and a dentists probe. I'm drooling at the thought of it and also remembering some Saturday teas at home in the sixties with the family gathered round a small table to share a fresh crab and some cockles and winkles and Doctor Who on the box. Bliss!