Omelet wrote:
> 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.
About a pound a year is my limit on eating crawfish, I'm still and old
Texas boy and those things were bait when I was a kid. Best catfish bait
I ever used. Used to catch a bucket full, bait the trot line and run it
occasionally during the night. The rest of the time we would sit around
the fire, drink coffee, and tell lies about all the fish we caught.