Best way to clean Cypraea in my experience, is the freeze thaw, freeze thaw,
flush method.
Freeze shells in plastic bag. Leave outside in the sun to thaw for a couple
of days. Freeze again, leave out for a few more days and then the water pick
of the jet nozzle of a hose. Works every time. For smaller Cypraea just one
freezing is enough. We've done thousands of shells this way.
Frank (getting ready for the turkey, in Massachusetts)
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