judy down under  posted 03-30-98
                           
  Mussel Soup 
  100 g. butter 
  onion, finely chopped 
  a handful of chopped parsley, divided 
  2 kg. cleaned mussels 
  300 ml. dry cider 
  200 ml. cream 
  black pepper 
  Melt butter, add onion and half the parsley, saute til soft.  Add mussels, cider and pepper, leave on low heat 5 minutes or until the mussels open. 
 In another pan warm the cream and cider.  Add cream mix to mussels.  Stir well and serve with a garnish of parsley.