0 MUSSELS For Christmas - BELGIAN STYLE (26 Snapshots)

O k, so I've decided instead of the usual turkey and ham and stuffing and gravy...(mmmm), and all that other yummy traditional food for christmas, to make something different for a change.  Actually, I've done it before 2 Christmases before and it was delicious so this time (now that I'm armed with a camera), I wanted to show you how it was made.  Ready?  Let's go!

Day 1 - Preparing the Mussels

First, I bought roughly around 2-3lbs (900 - 1300 grams), of live mussels per person, which is ideal. 

Next - here comes the laborous part, (I think), rinsing and soaking them overnight in cold, salted water in order to clean and purify the mussels.  I filled a bucket with cold water and then added some table salt.  Actually, lots of table salt, lol.