On Sunday, April 18, 2010 9:39:32 AM UTC-4, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Apr 18, 6:15*am, --Bryan > wrote:
> > On Apr 18, 12:20*am, Omelet > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > In article
> > > >,
> > > *Food Snob > wrote:
> >
> > > > On Apr 17, 10:47 pm, Omelet > wrote:
> > > > > In article >,
> > > > > George Leppla > wrote:
> >
> > > > > > Huh. Standard serving here in Louisiana is 2 to 3 pounds of crawfish
> > > > > > per person. You're going to find that there isn't a whole lot of meat
> > > > > > per critter.
> >
> > > > > > Crawfish are boiled with with potatoes and corn on the cob and sometimes
> > > > > > some sausage. Boil them up, dump them straight on the table, gather your
> > > > > > friends around and dig in.
> >
> > > > > >http://whatscookingamerica.net/Seafood/CrawfishBoil.htm
> >
> > > > > I agree that three is only going to wet his appetite. ;-)
> > > > > Here is the last crawfish boil I attended:
> >
> > > > >http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmele...BoilApril2007#
> >
> > > > I had the title of Honorary Coonass bestowed upon me because I ate
> > > > 1/2# of mudbugs and sucked the heads on every one of them, plus, I
> > > > drank a six of Dixie (which the locals found even more daring). *You
> > > > dump a boatload of powdered cayenne onto salted water, toss in the
> > > > crawfish, and bring it to a boil, then let it sit covered until it
> > > > cools. *The fatty tissue between the tail and the head soaks up the
> > > > chile, and turns reddish-orange. *I don't recommend sucking the heads
> > > > unless you are a drunken punkrocker, and that goes double for drinking
> > > > Dixie brand beer, which is awful.
> >
> > > When I cook crawfish, the heads go unsucked into a bag in the freezer
> > > for making fish stock...
> >
> > I wouldn't even do that. *I toss the lobster's head before putting the
> > shells back in for stock.
> >
> > >*I'd have to be almost passing out drunk before
> > > I'd suck a crawfish head! <barf>
> >
> > You aren't a ~23 YO punkrockin' male. *Neither am I for that matter.
> >
> > > --
> > > Peace! Om
> >
> > --Bryan
>
> MUDBUGS!!! Pinch the tails and suck the heads!! Mmmmmmmm!
>
> John Kuthe...