There's a little place in a town called Kilmarnock in Lancaster County, VA
that had soft crab sandwiches on special for $7.95 this past week.
I'm sure most of you know that blue crabs molt, and there is a brief period
when they have soft shells. They are left whole except the innards and eyes
and mouthparts are removed, then they are dusted with flour, maybe a light
egg dip, and fried. The breading is lightly crispy. These were
wonderful--two crabs on each sandwich, tasted like they had never been
frozen, even. I could taste the "mustard," which is what we call the yellow
fat found around the backfin meat, even. I almost took a picture with my
cell, as it was the first sandwich on a bun I have had that had legs.
With it, mustardy potato salad just like my mother used to make and fresh
sweet tea. Mmmm.