On Mon, 10 Oct 2016 18:07:16 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Mon, 10 Oct 2016 19:08:27 -0300, wrote:
>
>> Don't worry, am trying to think of anyone I can email to try and prove
>> it.
>
>Why do that? Even the quickest glance at the information on the Web
>would tell you you're mistaken.
>
>You're not even willing to consider the possibility that they may have
>been imported. You're just positive they were local dungeness, and
>for no apparent reason. That's stubborn and you're setting yourself
>up for failure.
>
>-sw

I don't for a moment believe these crabs were imported during the war
years! Far more basic eats might have been. These were readily
available locally and we ate them frequently.