Hello, my friend, greetings from central Mississippi! Great video! As kids, we used to gather and cook mussels along the banks of the Pearl River. Alas no more, the presence of mussels is a testament as to the health of the river, as you know they are filter feeders, agricultural runoff has compromised the health of the river and sounded the death knell of the freshwater mussel. You are truly blessed to live in an area where they are still abundant. Again great video, keep up the good work!
Hi forestgnome. Thanks so much for watching. That’s so sad to hear about the conditions out there. I was two and a half hours away from where I live. It definitely is a blessing that there are still some clean, and healthy areas.
usually. before you cook clams as they are a natural filter they have mud and or sand in their stomachs ,so best to soak overnight in clear cold water and let them purge most if not all of what in their belly and I think they taste a lot better that way. cool vid!!!
In Pre European New Zealand, the Māori would dry out the Kākahi (Freshwater Mussels) to oreserve them for winter. I'm not sure if they rehydrated them before they ate them or how they were used at all when dried, all i know is that they were an important source of protein in the winter. Eel and shark were also dried. There's also a Māori recipe called Toroi, which is mussels boiled with either watercress or pūhā (type of dandelion) once it's cooled down, it's stored in a clean container and kept in a cool place like a refrigerator to ferment. Scientists actually looked into toroi to see how healthy (or unhealthy) it was and it was actually quite healthy with a lot of good bacteria that can be found in yoghurts, sourdough etc
I did this once - didn’t know they had tons of sand in them I think I would do it again But once they open, Slice them open, then rinse in cold water, the dry them up
Me and my son are eating some now. We purged ours for 72 hours changing the water about twice a day. They came out very clean and actually taste great. They are pretty tough however ours were a good bit larger probably why they are tough. Great video thanks. Try them with Tabasco.
Usually if you take these home and freeze them and then cook them in boiling water you can try to kill the bacteria at least twice but before boiling them wash/blanch in salt too. Thats after you soak them overnight. Free food. 🍲
We have freshwater mussels here in New Zealand but they're considered "threatened" due to invasive fish like trout and carp. They've also nearly eaten our freshwater crayfish (Crawfish i think you yanks call them) and they're also considered threatened. Some freshwater fish have actually been eaten to extinction by these invasive species. It's a real pity too because the freshwater mussels actually help to clean water, something which is needed due to the high nitrogen levels caused by dairy farming here in New Zealand. We need dairy farming or our economy would be shot but at the same time we put so much at risk
Can you find clams or muscles in specific rivers or just basically anyone. I'm from Connecticut and I was wondering about it cuz I see a lot of rivers big or small
You need to look into your state’s regulations and how to identify different freshwater mussels. There are a lot of freshwater mussels on the endangered species list and you can incur a large fine if caught with an endangered species.
Nicely done sir! It was nice to see you harvest a meal from the environment. There are a lot of shelter & fire videos but not too many folks putting together videos like this. Keep it up brother. I'm enjoying watching your progress.
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I want to try freshwater mussels. Watching from Ontario Canada 🎉
Let me know if you’ve tried any! I’m in the northern US and also contemplating eating them
Hello, my friend, greetings from central Mississippi! Great video! As kids, we used to gather and cook mussels along the banks of the Pearl River. Alas no more, the presence of mussels is a testament as to the health of the river, as you know they are filter feeders, agricultural runoff has compromised the health of the river and sounded the death knell of the freshwater mussel. You are truly blessed to live in an area where they are still abundant. Again great video, keep up the good work!
Hi forestgnome. Thanks so much for watching. That’s so sad to hear about the conditions out there. I was two and a half hours away from where I live. It definitely is a blessing that there are still some clean, and healthy areas.
I'm glad you survived! 😅 I thought about trying those but wasn't sure about it.
usually. before you cook clams as they are a natural filter they have mud and or sand in their stomachs ,so best to soak overnight in clear cold water and let them purge most if not all of what in their belly and I think they taste a lot better that way. cool vid!!!
In Pre European New Zealand, the Māori would dry out the Kākahi (Freshwater Mussels) to oreserve them for winter. I'm not sure if they rehydrated them before they ate them or how they were used at all when dried, all i know is that they were an important source of protein in the winter. Eel and shark were also dried. There's also a Māori recipe called Toroi, which is mussels boiled with either watercress or pūhā (type of dandelion) once it's cooled down, it's stored in a clean container and kept in a cool place like a refrigerator to ferment. Scientists actually looked into toroi to see how healthy (or unhealthy) it was and it was actually quite healthy with a lot of good bacteria that can be found in yoghurts, sourdough etc
Thanks for all the great info!
I did this once - didn’t know they had tons of sand in them
I think I would do it again
But once they open,
Slice them open, then rinse in cold water, the dry them up
Me and my son are eating some now. We purged ours for 72 hours changing the water about twice a day. They came out very clean and actually taste great. They are pretty tough however ours were a good bit larger probably why they are tough. Great video thanks. Try them with Tabasco.
Nice cooking 🍳 food
Thanks for watching!
Usually if you take these home and freeze them and then cook them in boiling water you can try to kill the bacteria at least twice but before boiling them wash/blanch in salt too.
Thats after you soak them overnight. Free food. 🍲
Need more videos about cooking these clams
I hope to get out there again to cook some more!
Ya man muscles are great I had a pond on my property full of the. Wed do clams and cray fish boils all the time mmmmm
That sounds like an amazing time! I wish we had more crawfish around here but the population is suffering in parts of new england.
@@vazsurvival7539 really that sucks I thought here in pa. They are down in numbers
It’s definitely not good how depleted the wild is getting.
I'm in Florida found some big ones don't know nothing about em
So can I cook anywhere near a waterfall in Nh
We have freshwater mussels here in New Zealand but they're considered "threatened" due to invasive fish like trout and carp. They've also nearly eaten our freshwater crayfish (Crawfish i think you yanks call them) and they're also considered threatened. Some freshwater fish have actually been eaten to extinction by these invasive species. It's a real pity too because the freshwater mussels actually help to clean water, something which is needed due to the high nitrogen levels caused by dairy farming here in New Zealand. We need dairy farming or our economy would be shot but at the same time we put so much at risk
Can you find clams or muscles in specific rivers or just basically anyone. I'm from Connecticut and I was wondering about it cuz I see a lot of rivers big or small
It’s a hit or miss. Some freshwater sources do not have them.
I believe the eastern elliptio which is abundant in CT can be cooked. Don’t eat them from the ct river though prolly taste like poop
You need to look into your state’s regulations and how to identify different freshwater mussels. There are a lot of freshwater mussels on the endangered species list and you can incur a large fine if caught with an endangered species.
Nicely done sir! It was nice to see you harvest a meal from the environment. There are a lot of shelter & fire videos but not too many folks putting together videos like this. Keep it up brother. I'm enjoying watching your progress.
Thanks Jonny! I’m just enjoying myself and sharing some of my adventures and survival tips. :)
Homer Simpson lol that's funny
I mix seafood with a fried catfish-note
All clams are wild...so just cook them
Wild does not equal safe!!!!!!! Always test!!!!!!!
Freaky
I love this video but I didn't appreciate the amount of "Oh my God" statements however Yes Sir Oh My God created such things 🙂
I know what You Mean. All Mankind needs to Recognize GOD for Who, and What GOD is. ( Not a Slang )
Oh my god stop being sensitive