On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 18:44:57 -0500, Steve Calvin >
wrote:

>ok, shrimp cocktail I understand. Presentation and all of that sort of
>thing. But why in the world would you leave the tails on when doing
>something like shrimp scampi, parm, etc??? They don't serve any purpose
>in those dishes except for being a p.i.t.a. to deal with using a knife,
>fork, whatever.

I think it's a dumb way to serve hot shrimp, too. I just pick 'em up and
eat 'em.

>I just don't get it. Nor do I serve dishes like that with the tail shell
>still on.

Good! When's dinner?

Carol
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