In article >,
"Dee Dee" > wrote:

> "Lawrence Leichtman" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > "Dee Dee" > wrote:
> >
> >> "douglas7773" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > 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
> >
> > Since I live on the Chesapeake you are, by law, not allowed to eat blue
> > crabs without Old Bay in Tidewater Virginia.
>
> Do you mean: since YOU live on the Chesapeake, one is not allowed to .....?
> Did you cause that law to come into effect?
> or
> Do you mean: Since I 'have' lived on the Chesapeake, ..... If so, when did
> you move there?
> DeeDee

I am one mile from the Chesapeake bay.