"douglas7773" > wrote in message
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> Hello all :
>
> I looked at the crab cake recipe on Mikulski's page and can only ask :
> what are Old Bay, Wye River, and/or Chesapeake seasonings ? What can I
> substitute from the garden or the spice cupboard ? Didn't want to ask a
> senator in case of really urgent business at hand...
>
> DMM
>
>> http://mikulski.senate.gov/crabcake.html


I'd say the majority of the people love Old Bay in the Chesapeake Bay,
U.S.A.
I've been to crab houses where they serve you crab priced by the dozen; when
it comes on some sort of baking pan, a little hyperbole: it is covered with
red Old Bay seasoning sprinkled over the top. Loads of it!
http://tinyurl.com/2alpyb

Old Bay is called for in many recipes. Frankly, I think it is overrated;
everything always tastes like just that, Old Bay. DH and I disagree; he
would have it in most dishes; I, in not many.

In a restaurant in Baltimore - Kali's Court - I had the best crab cake ever.
They were the size of a macaroon; I know they must have been broiled, but
there was no browning. The seasoning as best I recall was not much more than
a red bell pepper and a few fresh spices. So delicate. Not the
heavy-handed Old Bay seasonedcrabs. But people love it!
Dee Dee