On Mon 21 Jan 2008 08:16:54p, Dee.Dee told us...

>
> "Hal Laurent" > wrote in message
> news:S1clj.2853$uB6.1914@trndny05...
>>
>> "Dee.Dee" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Serene" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> margaret suran wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> This is Senator Barbara Mikulski's (Maryland) Crab Cake recipe. I
>>>>> have tried it and it is wonderful.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://mikulski.senate.gov/crabcake.html
>>>>
>>>> I have six large crab cakes resting in the fridge. I used two eggs
>>>> because my eggs are small. Also, I made a copycat recipe of Old Bay
>>>> Seasoning, because I have none:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.copykat.com/component/opt...page,viewrecip
>>>> e/recipe_id,672/
>>>>
>>>> I'll let y'all know how they turned out.
>>>>
>>>> Serene
>>>
>>>
>>> Serene, I'm interested how closely the Old Bay copykat resembles the
>>> real thing. I'm a bit sick of Old Bay. DH still loves it.
>>> If you can remember what it tastes like --
>>> I'm not sure I could compare the two without them being side-by-side.
>>> Good luck.
>>> Dee Dee
>>
>> The copy cat Old Bay recipe doesn't look totally accurate, as there's
>> no red pepper, allspice, ginger, or cinnamon. It does, however, have
>> plenty of celery seed. A number of years ago we were about to steam
>> some crabs and realized we were almost out of Old Bay. We looked at
>> the ingredient list on the can and did some experimenting to replicate
>> it (pretty successfully). The thing that surprised us the most was how
>> much of the spice mix was celery seed.
>>
>> --
>> Hal Laurent
>> Baltimore
>>
>
> Maybe it's the allspice that turns me off. Lordy, that's not a spice
> that I can handle. I had no idea that it would be in the Old Bay. I
> don't have a can around to check, not that I don't believe you.
>
> Give me crab, plain!
> Dee Dee
>
>
>

I'm not talking crab cakes, but I do use allspice in many things. The
trick, at least for me, is to use a "shake" or two, not even a measurable
amount. It adds a very subtle flavor when restrained.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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