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Cockles collecting - a memory

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 17 Dec 24

Years ago before I got married I was staying with my sister in the city Their building was close to the sea. We once planned to go the sea shore to collect cockles. When the water recedes (ebb) the cockles get stuck in the...

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We had cockles for lunch

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 6 Aug 19

We boil the cockles remove the flesh and prepare a dry dish. There is a nice recipe for making this dry dish. The liquid is used to make soup. It is best to buy cockles in the rainy weather as the flesh is free some sand. We...

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Goolwa and the Goolwa pipi

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382240) • Rockingham, Australia 25 May 18

Goolwa in South Australia is an historic river port on the Murray River. The name means ‘elbow’ in the local aboriginal dialect. We stayed with friends in nearby Adelaide and they took us to visit the town. It is a popular holiday...

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Cockles are in season

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 21 May 18

I am fond of shell fish and mostly go for crabs. I make what is called Russion Salads as eating crabs that way is far easier than cooking them with their shells. Cockles are in season.. Here again I will not put the shells in...

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How do you eat cockles?

scheng1 @scheng1 (24649) • Singapore 5 Jan 16

Many of us love cockles. Some of us like our cockles in dishes, such as Laksa, curry or stir fried. This afternoon, out of impulse, I bought a few cockles commonly sold in the supermarket. These are the ark clams. Many...

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Cockles in a jar or from the beach stall fresh?

jugsjugs @jugsjugs (12967) 21 Nov 09

The cockles in the shops that you get in the jar are just tasteless compared to fresh from a stall at the seaside.Which do you prefer.

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