One time on Usenet, Melba's Jammin' > said:
> In article .com>,
> Lin > wrote:
>
> > Christine wrote:
> >
> > > It wasn't that expensive!!!!
> > > I just looked up the recipe. It calls for 1 1/2 cups crabmeat. Not
> > > sure how that translates into pounds...but it is stretched pretty far
> > > in these crepes. It is a rich sauce....with egg yolks in it....
> >
> > We have been getting fresh, whole dungeoness
>
> Was she wearing leather and spikes and carrying a whip? '-)
>
> Best Dungeness crab we ever ate was at the dock in Juneau. About an
> hour from ocean to plate. We watched our ship sail with a new load of
> passengers and enjoyed the crab. <sigh>

I can go you one better. :-) Catching 2-3 nice Dungeness yourself and
cooking them up after a 10 minute walk home. I did this on a couple of
occasions as a "tween" -- my mother would be very happy to find dinner
a cookin' when she got home from work...

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Jani in WA