1.   Add cup mussel liquid to cream, adding more as desired for sauce consistency and flavor.

2.   Dish may be prepared up to this point, with mussels, sauce and remaining mussel liquid refrigerated for up to a day.

3.   If sauce has been prepared ahead of time, additional mussel liquid may be desired.

4.   The cream sauce incorporates the mussel liquid to reinforce the seafaring flavors in the dish.