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Default Crawfish Tails

In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Sqwertz > wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:53:54 -0500, wrote:
> >>
> >>> Omelet > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I can get a 16 oz. package of cooked crawfish tails at HEB
> >>>> (meat only, no shells). I wonder how it'd go as a rangoon
> >>>> recipe? ;-d
> >>> Probably imported chinese crawfish too. Blech!
> >> Some of those frozen brands at HEB are pretty decent. But none of
> >> the HEB's stock the same brands. I shop every HEB from Parmar to
> >> Slaughter and there is no consistent brand of vacuum-packed crawfish
> >> tails package.

> >
> > I don't recall the brand name but I'll check next time I go to the big
> > HEB here. (We have two in town and the smaller one is closer to my house
> > and stocks most basic stuff I need)
> >
> > I have used them in recipes and they are good for that. A bit salty imho
> > if you try to eat them as a stand alone entree dipped in lemon butter.

> Y'all should be able to get Texas grown mudbug tails, they're grown all
> over SE Texas. Of course the locals may be eating them all so they don't
> ship. Mauriceville, TX used to have an annual Crawfish Festival, haven't
> been by there in several years so don't know if they still do.
>
> Crawfish are very expensive around here this year and the season is
> pretty much over now. Be aware that the imported Chinese crawfish tails
> have caused problems in the past and Louisiana has banned them here.


I can sometimes get the live for around $2.00 per lb.
There are also some in the river here (I've seen them during night
snorkeling sometimes) but not nearly enough to make a meal out of.
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Peace! Om

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It's about learning to dance in the rain.
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