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Default Jumbo Shrimp - so called

On Apr 16, 7:45*pm, wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:15:21 -0700 (PDT), Sheldon >
> wrote:
>
> >On Apr 16, 4:33?pm, Alexm > wrote:

>
> >When shrimp are breaded there is no way to determine size... all you
> >can do is buy a package of breaded shrimp by weight, which includes
> >the shrimp plus the breading.... similarly shimp size cannot be
> >determined for cooked shrimp, size can only be determined for raw in
> >the shell shrimp.

>
> >http://www.oceangarden.com/eng/shrimp/sizing.htm

>
> I have a freind who used to be a shrimp farmer. *He told me that those
> tiny shrimp you get in junky shrimp salads? *Those are the floaters.
> They died and floated to the top of the tank and are sort of fresh but
> dead, so I now avoid all tiny shrimp. *Rather have them fresh frozen
> than floaters who later becaome frozen.
>
> aloha,
> beans
> roast beans to kona to email
> * farmers of Pure Kona


The tiny "salad shrimp". as they a called, remind me of little
worms. I good salad should have LARGE shrimp.

Alenm