On Tue, 19 May 2020 11:30:48 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>My local grocery store advertises this almost every week in
>their weekly sale flyer.
>
>Crab Cake, one count - $8.99
>
>WTH? 8.99 for one crabcake? I finally remembered to check
>last week.
>
>It's a round ice cream scoop size of mix.
>Looks to be maybe 1/4 pound but probably a bit less.
>Anyway, I told the seafood person that it sounds very
>overpriced to me. She said, "yes, but these contain a lot
>more crabmeat."
>
>I said nothing but that was funny. A crabcake should always
>be mostly crabmeat.
>
>Anyway, I just looked and asked because I was curious.
>I could see paying that much at a nice restaurant
>as an appetizer, already cooked and served.
>
>But not raw, made in a grocery store. Who knows, they
>might have even used canned crabmeat.

Made in a grocery store you can bet your bipee it's canned crab, and
not very much. And I don't much care for crab... I'd much rather have
finfish cakes. When I lived on Lung Guyland I ground lots of fresh
caught fish to make fishcakes... it'd be like 85% fish with seasoning,
eggs, and matzo meal or saltine cracker crumbs. Living there I ground
more seafood than butcher meat... even made five pound fish loafs and
grilled twelve ounce fish burgers.