CONTENTS. 
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Introduction 87 
Natural history of the sea mussel 87 
Form and structure 87 
Reproduction 89 
Growth 92 
Food 92 
Enemies and parasites 95 
Distribution and habitat 97 
Present uses of sea mussels 97 
Sea mussels as food 99 
Palatability 100 
Digestibility 100 
Experiments to show available protein 10 1 
Metabolism experiments 102 
Composition and nutritive value 105 
Mussels a cheap food no 
Preservation methods in 
Canning m 
Pickling 1 13 
Drying 114 
Cold storage 116 
Recipes for cooking 1 16 
Cultivation of mussels 1 19 
Poisonous mussels 123 
Summary, conclusions, and recommendations 125 
Literature 126 
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