The DH had a load of soft shelled crabs shipped in from Maryland and
they just landed on our doorstep. Having some friends over tomorrow
for college football and a crab crackin' feast. Corn on the cob,
coleslaw, garlic bread and for dessert, good ole apple pie with
homemade vanilla ice cream. He ordered a buncha crab and I'm hoping
there's enough left over to make Paula Deen's Maryland Crab Soup. It
absolutely rocks.* After the week I've had at the office, I'm ready!

Oh, and pass the beer! Roll Tide! Kick some Tiger butt!

* (Lose the cabbage and halve the potatoes.)

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

- Duncan Hines

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On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:17:36 -0800, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

>The DH had a load of soft shelled crabs shipped in from Maryland and
>they just landed on our doorstep. Having some friends over tomorrow
>for college football and a crab crackin' feast. Corn on the cob,
>coleslaw, garlic bread and for dessert, good ole apple pie with
>homemade vanilla ice cream. He ordered a buncha crab and I'm hoping
>there's enough left over to make Paula Deen's Maryland Crab Soup. It
>absolutely rocks.* After the week I've had at the office, I'm ready!

Sounds like you'll have a great time!

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
...
> The DH had a load of soft shelled crabs shipped in from Maryland and
> they just landed on our doorstep. Having some friends over tomorrow
> for college football and a crab crackin' feast. Corn on the cob,
> coleslaw, garlic bread and for dessert, good ole apple pie with
> homemade vanilla ice cream. He ordered a buncha crab and I'm hoping
> there's enough left over to make Paula Deen's Maryland Crab Soup. It
> absolutely rocks.* After the week I've had at the office, I'm ready!
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

Uhhh, Squeaks, you do realize that you can't "crack" SOFT SHELLED crabs,
don't you??

They are best lightly "breaded" with a cornmeal and fried, eat shell and
all.

They are a delicacy! Don't even *think* about making soup out of them.

Boli

bolivar wrote:
> "Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
> ...
>> The DH had a load of soft shelled crabs shipped in from Maryland and
>> they just landed on our doorstep. Having some friends over tomorrow
>> for college football and a crab crackin' feast. Corn on the cob,
>> coleslaw, garlic bread and for dessert, good ole apple pie with
>> homemade vanilla ice cream. He ordered a buncha crab and I'm hoping
>> there's enough left over to make Paula Deen's Maryland Crab Soup. It
>> absolutely rocks.* After the week I've had at the office, I'm ready!
>>
>> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
> Uhhh, Squeaks, you do realize that you can't "crack" SOFT SHELLED crabs,
> don't you??
>
> They are best lightly "breaded" with a cornmeal and fried, eat shell and
> all.
>
> They are a delicacy! Don't even *think* about making soup out of them.
>
> Boli
>
>

Vary fresh bread, and in a sandwich format is a good way to hide them;-)

On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:52:50 -0500, "bolivar" >
wrote:

>
>"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
.. .
>> The DH had a load of soft shelled crabs shipped in from Maryland and
>> they just landed on our doorstep. Having some friends over tomorrow
>> for college football and a crab crackin' feast.
>
>Uhhh, Squeaks, you do realize that you can't "crack" SOFT SHELLED crabs,
>don't you??
>
>They are best lightly "breaded" with a cornmeal and fried, eat shell and
>all.
>
>They are a delicacy! Don't even *think* about making soup out of them.
>
>Boli
>

Sigh.

I think I am going to have to give a series of classes on southern
cooking to California folks, when I get back to the bay area.

Christine, packing a lot of her southern cookbooks.

"bolivar" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
> ...
>> The DH had a load of soft shelled crabs shipped in from Maryland and
>> they just landed on our doorstep. Having some friends over tomorrow
>> for college football and a crab crackin' feast. Corn on the cob,
>> coleslaw, garlic bread and for dessert, good ole apple pie with
>> homemade vanilla ice cream. He ordered a buncha crab and I'm hoping
>> there's enough left over to make Paula Deen's Maryland Crab Soup. It
>> absolutely rocks.* After the week I've had at the office, I'm ready!
>>
>> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
> Uhhh, Squeaks, you do realize that you can't "crack" SOFT SHELLED crabs,
> don't you??
>
> They are best lightly "breaded" with a cornmeal and fried, eat shell and
> all.
>
> They are a delicacy! Don't even *think* about making soup out of them.
>
>
>

yeth.

bolivar wrote:
> "Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> The DH had a load of soft shelled crabs shipped in from Maryland and
>> they just landed on our doorstep. Having some friends over tomorrow
>> for college football and a crab crackin' feast. Corn on the cob,
>> coleslaw, garlic bread and for dessert, good ole apple pie with
>> homemade vanilla ice cream. He ordered a buncha crab and I'm hoping
>> there's enough left over to make Paula Deen's Maryland Crab Soup. It
>> absolutely rocks.* After the week I've had at the office, I'm ready!
>>
>> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>>
>
> Uhhh, Squeaks, you do realize that you can't "crack" SOFT SHELLED crabs,
> don't you??
>
> They are best lightly "breaded" with a cornmeal and fried, eat shell and
> all.
>
> They are a delicacy! Don't even *think* about making soup out of them.
>
> Boli

Here is an excellent video on preparing soft shell crabs.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UocMvHT560s


Becca

On Nov 7, 3:42*pm, Becca > wrote:
> bolivar wrote:
> > "Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
> .. .
>
> >> The DH had a load of soft shelled crabs shipped in from Maryland and
> >> they just landed on our doorstep. Having some friends over tomorrow
> >> for college football and a crab crackin' feast. Corn on the cob,
> >> coleslaw, garlic bread and for dessert, good ole apple pie with
> >> homemade vanilla ice cream. He ordered a buncha crab and I'm hoping
> >> there's enough left over to make Paula Deen's Maryland Crab Soup. It
> >> absolutely rocks.* After the week I've had at the office, I'm ready!
>
> >> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
> > Uhhh, Squeaks, you do realize that you can't "crack" SOFT SHELLED crabs,
> > don't you??
>
> > They are best lightly "breaded" with a cornmeal and fried, eat shell and
> > all.
>
> > They are a delicacy! * Don't even *think* about making soup out of them.
>
> > Boli
>
> Here is an excellent video on preparing soft shell crabs.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UocMvHT560s
>
> Becca

I love the "cut the face off" part!

I had soft shelled crabs once. Good flavor but the shells were more of
a bother than I'd prefer, and I'd probably not eat them again just for
that reason. I like my seafood sans chitin!

John Kuthe...

"Becca" > wrote
>
> Here is an excellent video on preparing soft shell crabs.
>
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UocMvHT560s
>

It will all be unnecessary because Terry's should be already cleaned and
prepared. Sometimes they come frozen and whole, in which case his
instructions are perfect.

In article >,
Becca > wrote:

> bolivar wrote:
> > "Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >> The DH had a load of soft shelled crabs shipped in from Maryland and
> >> they just landed on our doorstep. Having some friends over tomorrow
> >> for college football and a crab crackin' feast. Corn on the cob,
> >> coleslaw, garlic bread and for dessert, good ole apple pie with
> >> homemade vanilla ice cream. He ordered a buncha crab and I'm hoping
> >> there's enough left over to make Paula Deen's Maryland Crab Soup. It
> >> absolutely rocks.* After the week I've had at the office, I'm ready!
> >>
> >> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
> >>
> >
> > Uhhh, Squeaks, you do realize that you can't "crack" SOFT SHELLED crabs,
> > don't you??
> >
> > They are best lightly "breaded" with a cornmeal and fried, eat shell and
> > all.
> >
> > They are a delicacy! Don't even *think* about making soup out of them.
> >
> > Boli
>
> Here is an excellent video on preparing soft shell crabs.
>
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UocMvHT560s
>
>
> Becca

OW!!! :-(
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Omelet > wrote in
news
> In article >,
> Becca > wrote:
>
>> bolivar wrote:
>> > "Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >
>> >> The DH had a load of soft shelled crabs shipped in from Maryland and
>> >> they just landed on our doorstep. Having some friends over tomorrow
>> >> for college football and a crab crackin' feast. Corn on the cob,
>> >> coleslaw, garlic bread and for dessert, good ole apple pie with
>> >> homemade vanilla ice cream. He ordered a buncha crab and I'm hoping
>> >> there's enough left over to make Paula Deen's Maryland Crab Soup. It
>> >> absolutely rocks.* After the week I've had at the office, I'm ready!
>> >>
>> >> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>> >>
>> >
>> > Uhhh, Squeaks, you do realize that you can't "crack" SOFT SHELLED
>> > crabs, don't you??
>> >
>> > They are best lightly "breaded" with a cornmeal and fried, eat shell
>> > and all.
>> >
>> > They are a delicacy! Don't even *think* about making soup out of
>> > them.
>> >
>> > Boli
>>
>> Here is an excellent video on preparing soft shell crabs.
>>
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UocMvHT560s
>>
>>
>> Becca
>
> OW!!! :-(



I had a feed of soft shell crabs at House Of Siam Thai Restaurant on Hope
Island while we were away.

http://tinyurl.com/yzy46h5


They were lightly breaded and deep fried, then topped with a sweet chilli
sauce.

YUM!!!


Entree was a serve (4) of duck spring rolls, the SO had a Thai Beef salad,
and I had a serve of Chicken fried rice with the crab.

Dessert was Sticky Rice with Thai custard.

The dessert was an absolute winner, with the SO announcing that we would
be going to Thailand for a holiday in the very near future!!


The House of Siam was fairly close to our resort, and we were able to jump
in one of the resorts golf buggy's and drive over there to the shopping
center, have a feed, a few drinks and drive back home, all without going
onto any 'open' roads.


http://tinyurl.com/ydj3dmd



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

In article >,
PeterL > wrote:

> > OW!!! :-(
>
>
>
> I had a feed of soft shell crabs at House Of Siam Thai Restaurant on Hope
> Island while we were away.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yzy46h5
>
>
> They were lightly breaded and deep fried, then topped with a sweet chilli
> sauce.
>
> YUM!!!

I just cannot imagine that being torn apart like that alive could feel
very good. Sorry, but while I'm very much a carnivore, I try to have
SOME compassion for my food!

A quick and merciful death is only fair imho.
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--Steve Rothstein

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Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-3E4CC2.19262007112009
@news-wc.giganews.com:

> In article >,
> PeterL > wrote:
>
>> > OW!!! :-(
>>
>>
>>
>> I had a feed of soft shell crabs at House Of Siam Thai Restaurant on
Hope
>> Island while we were away.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/yzy46h5
>>
>>
>> They were lightly breaded and deep fried, then topped with a sweet
chilli
>> sauce.
>>
>> YUM!!!
>
> I just cannot imagine that being torn apart like that alive could feel
> very good. Sorry, but while I'm very much a carnivore, I try to have
> SOME compassion for my food!
>
> A quick and merciful death is only fair imho.


"What about lobsters and crabs? Do they feel pain when they're boiled or
steamed?

A 2005 Norwegian study reported that lobsters and crabs don't have the
capacity to feel pain either. The British Guardian newspaper detailed the
study's findings, explaining that lobsters and crabs have only about 100
thousand neurons. Many vertebrates have upwards of 100 billion. "

http://fishscam.com/faqPain.cfm


I'm pretty sure my soft shell crabs had their faces on though :-)




--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

In article >,
PeterL > wrote:

> > I just cannot imagine that being torn apart like that alive could feel
> > very good. Sorry, but while I'm very much a carnivore, I try to have
> > SOME compassion for my food!
> >
> > A quick and merciful death is only fair imho.
>
>
> "What about lobsters and crabs? Do they feel pain when they're boiled or
> steamed?

I start them in cold water like mom taught me to. They never struggle or
fight like they do if you drop them live into boiling water. There is NO
need to be cruel.

>
> A 2005 Norwegian study reported that lobsters and crabs don't have the
> capacity to feel pain either.

Unless they have direct experience being a crab or a lobster, I'm not
going to trust that. Sorry.

> The British Guardian newspaper detailed the
> study's findings, explaining that lobsters and crabs have only about 100
> thousand neurons. Many vertebrates have upwards of 100 billion. "
>
> http://fishscam.com/faqPain.cfm
>
>
> I'm pretty sure my soft shell crabs had their faces on though :-)
>
> --
> Peter Lucas

I'm not going to risk the Karma...
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Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-3E53A0.23270307112009
@news-wc.giganews.com:

> In article >,
> PeterL > wrote:
>
>> > I just cannot imagine that being torn apart like that alive could feel
>> > very good. Sorry, but while I'm very much a carnivore, I try to have
>> > SOME compassion for my food!
>> >
>> > A quick and merciful death is only fair imho.
>>
>>
>> "What about lobsters and crabs? Do they feel pain when they're boiled or
>> steamed?
>
> I start them in cold water like mom taught me to. They never struggle or
> fight like they do if you drop them live into boiling water. There is NO
> need to be cruel.


Over here the common practice is to put them in the freezer for an hour. It
sends them in to a suspended animation, and you can drop them straight into
boiling water and they don't move/drop any claws/legs.


>
>>
>> A 2005 Norwegian study reported that lobsters and crabs don't have the
>> capacity to feel pain either.
>
> Unless they have direct experience being a crab or a lobster, I'm not
> going to trust that. Sorry.


Well the Norwegians *do* have a lot of experience with all seafoods.



> I'm not going to risk the Karma...


I'd check where your red meat comes from then. Quite a lot of slaughter
houses aren't very 'compassionate' in their killing of the beasts.

I posted a link recently to a video that shows the entire killing process
that the beasts go thru before they end up on the shelf of my favourite
butchers. The animals are done in his family owned abattoir, and they take
very good care of the beasts, making sure that they are completely stunned
beore bleeding.

Looking at several others of the same genre on YouTube shows that not all are
the same. I too believe in the ethical killing of any creature.

And if karma was involved, then the Egyptians and most SEAsian countries are
in deep doo-doos as far as Mr Karma is involved.

http://www.animalsaustralia.org/medi...id=bassateen06

*WARNING* the video is quite graphic,and shows the inhumane killing of beasts
at an Egyptian abattoir.


And this is my favourite butchers family run abottoir.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaWajdBEuy8


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

In article >,
PeterL > wrote:

> Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-3E53A0.23270307112009
> @news-wc.giganews.com:
>
> > In article >,
> > PeterL > wrote:
> >
> >> > I just cannot imagine that being torn apart like that alive could feel
> >> > very good. Sorry, but while I'm very much a carnivore, I try to have
> >> > SOME compassion for my food!
> >> >
> >> > A quick and merciful death is only fair imho.
> >>
> >>
> >> "What about lobsters and crabs? Do they feel pain when they're boiled or
> >> steamed?
> >
> > I start them in cold water like mom taught me to. They never struggle or
> > fight like they do if you drop them live into boiling water. There is NO
> > need to be cruel.
>
>
> Over here the common practice is to put them in the freezer for an hour. It
> sends them in to a suspended animation, and you can drop them straight into
> boiling water and they don't move/drop any claws/legs.

Sounds kinder.

>
>
> >
> >>
> >> A 2005 Norwegian study reported that lobsters and crabs don't have the
> >> capacity to feel pain either.
> >
> > Unless they have direct experience being a crab or a lobster, I'm not
> > going to trust that. Sorry.
>
>
> Well the Norwegians *do* have a lot of experience with all seafoods.

I don't care. What they cannot "feel" won't hurt them.
How do they really know what hurts and what does not?
Having had a lot of experience lately with pain, I'm probably more
sympathetic.

I refuse to risk torturing my food! I see no reason to.

>
> > I'm not going to risk the Karma...
>
>
> I'd check where your red meat comes from then. Quite a lot of slaughter
> houses aren't very 'compassionate' in their killing of the beasts.

I've seen the videos. Transport is more of a problem.
The actual killing may be a bit brutal but it appears to be quick. The
laws covering that are pretty strict. I personally used to use a hard
blow to the back of the head to stun and kill my prey. That or a well
placed bullet.

>
> I posted a link recently to a video that shows the entire killing process
> that the beasts go thru before they end up on the shelf of my favourite
> butchers. The animals are done in his family owned abattoir, and they take
> very good care of the beasts, making sure that they are completely stunned
> beore bleeding.
>
> Looking at several others of the same genre on YouTube shows that not all are
> the same. I too believe in the ethical killing of any creature.

Thank you. ;-)

>
> And if karma was involved, then the Egyptians and most SEAsian countries are
> in deep doo-doos as far as Mr Karma is involved.

That is there problem. <g>

>
> http://www.animalsaustralia.org/medi...id=bassateen06
>
> *WARNING* the video is quite graphic,and shows the inhumane killing of beasts
> at an Egyptian abattoir.

Sorry, but I'm going to give that a pass. I'm sleep deprived enough as
it is!

>
>
> And this is my favourite butchers family run abottoir.....
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaWajdBEuy8

Later. I'm tired and hungry!
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On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:10:26 -0600, Omelet wrote:

> In article >,
> Becca > wrote:
>
>> bolivar wrote:
>>> "Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> The DH had a load of soft shelled crabs shipped in from Maryland and
>>>> they just landed on our doorstep. Having some friends over tomorrow
>>>> for college football and a crab crackin' feast. Corn on the cob,
>>>> coleslaw, garlic bread and for dessert, good ole apple pie with
>>>> homemade vanilla ice cream. He ordered a buncha crab and I'm hoping
>>>> there's enough left over to make Paula Deen's Maryland Crab Soup. It
>>>> absolutely rocks.* After the week I've had at the office, I'm ready!
>>>>
>>>> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>>>>
>>>
>>> Uhhh, Squeaks, you do realize that you can't "crack" SOFT SHELLED crabs,
>>> don't you??
>>>
>>> They are best lightly "breaded" with a cornmeal and fried, eat shell and
>>> all.
>>>
>>> They are a delicacy! Don't even *think* about making soup out of them.
>>>
>>> Boli
>>
>> Here is an excellent video on preparing soft shell crabs.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UocMvHT560s
>>
>> Becca
>
> OW!!! :-(

my father used to talk about my mother's mother cutting the eyes off
softshells with tears streaming from her own eyes. she was tender-hearted,
like lewis carroll's walrus.

your pal,
blake

In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> >> Here is an excellent video on preparing soft shell crabs.
> >>
> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UocMvHT560s
> >>
> >> Becca
> >
> > OW!!! :-(
>
> my father used to talk about my mother's mother cutting the eyes off
> softshells with tears streaming from her own eyes. she was tender-hearted,
> like lewis carroll's walrus.
>
> your pal,
> blake

I could not enjoy them...
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"bolivar" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
> ...
>> The DH had a load of soft shelled crabs shipped in from Maryland and
>> they just landed on our doorstep. Having some friends over tomorrow
>> for college football and a crab crackin' feast. Corn on the cob,
>> coleslaw, garlic bread and for dessert, good ole apple pie with
>> homemade vanilla ice cream. He ordered a buncha crab and I'm hoping
>> there's enough left over to make Paula Deen's Maryland Crab Soup. It
>> absolutely rocks.* After the week I've had at the office, I'm ready!
>>
>> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
> Uhhh, Squeaks, you do realize that you can't "crack" SOFT SHELLED crabs,
> don't you??
>
> They are best lightly "breaded" with a cornmeal and fried, eat shell and
> all.
>
> They are a delicacy! Don't even *think* about making soup out of them.
>
>
> Boli
>
>

Squeaks probably meant blue crab, not the ones that have already shed their
shells.

Best way I know to serve them is Frogmore Stew. It's not really a stew,
it's a boil. Throw in some spicy sliced smoked sausage, small red potatoes,
halved corn on the cob, season with shrimp/crab boil seasoning. Then go to
town

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> "bolivar" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> The DH had a load of soft shelled crabs shipped in from Maryland and
>>> they just landed on our doorstep. Having some friends over tomorrow
>>> for college football and a crab crackin' feast. Corn on the cob,
>>> coleslaw, garlic bread and for dessert, good ole apple pie with
>>> homemade vanilla ice cream. He ordered a buncha crab and I'm hoping
>>> there's enough left over to make Paula Deen's Maryland Crab Soup. It
>>> absolutely rocks.* After the week I've had at the office, I'm ready!
>>>
>>> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>>
>> Uhhh, Squeaks, you do realize that you can't "crack" SOFT SHELLED
>> crabs, don't you??
>>
>> They are best lightly "breaded" with a cornmeal and fried, eat shell
>> and all.

I love them dusted with flour and sauteed in butter and olive oil with
some garlic and white wine and maybe a tad parsley.

>> They are a delicacy! Don't even *think* about making soup out of
>> them.
>>
>> Boli
>>
>>
>
> Squeaks probably meant blue crab, not the ones that have already shed
> their shells.
>
> Best way I know to serve them is Frogmore Stew. It's not really a stew,
> it's a boil. Throw in some spicy sliced smoked sausage, small red
> potatoes, halved corn on the cob, season with shrimp/crab boil
> seasoning. Then go to town

We get some awesome blue crabs down here. I usually go out with my
friend a couple of times every winter. We just throw them in a big pot
of water with a handful of Old Bay seasoning and steam. We line a picnic
table with newspapers and everyone brings their own little Carvel Hall
hammers and picks as well as their beverage of choice.

What isn't eaten is picked and frozen.


--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:52:50 -0500, "bolivar" > fired
up random neurons and synapses to opine:
>
>Uhhh, Squeaks, you do realize that you can't "crack" SOFT SHELLED crabs,
>don't you??
>
>They are best lightly "breaded" with a cornmeal and fried, eat shell and
>all.
>
>They are a delicacy! Don't even *think* about making soup out of them.

The DH was born in Baltimore MD and his mother was born and raised
there and it would appear that *I* don't know a soft shell crab from a
soft shoe, as I showed my original post to the DH and he said,
"They're not *soft shelled* crabs, they're *steamed Maryland blue
crabs*" Okay, okay! I coulda sworn I heard "soft shell" in there
someplace, but it required lobster crackers and pickers and some
little wooden hammers. They were absolutely grand, but a LOT of work!
<burp!>

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

- Duncan Hines

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"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:52:50 -0500, "bolivar" > fired
> up random neurons and synapses to opine:
>>
>>Uhhh, Squeaks, you do realize that you can't "crack" SOFT SHELLED crabs,
>>don't you??
>>
>>They are best lightly "breaded" with a cornmeal and fried, eat shell and
>>all.
>>
>>They are a delicacy! Don't even *think* about making soup out of them.
>>
>
> The DH was born in Baltimore MD and his mother was born and raised
> there and it would appear that *I* don't know a soft shell crab from a
> soft shoe, as I showed my original post to the DH and he said,
> "They're not *soft shelled* crabs, they're *steamed Maryland blue
> crabs*" Okay, okay! I coulda sworn I heard "soft shell" in there
> someplace, but it required lobster crackers and pickers and some
> little wooden hammers. They were absolutely grand, but a LOT of work!
> <burp!>
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
> --
>
> "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
> old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
> waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."
>
> - Duncan Hines
>
> To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"
>
>
Yeah, they weren't soft shelled (those which have shed their shells and are
breaded and fried). Blue crab are delicious but do require crackers and
picks Delicious. They make for wonderful crab cakes, too.

Jill

On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:02:59 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

> "Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:52:50 -0500, "bolivar" > fired
>> up random neurons and synapses to opine:
>>>
>>>Uhhh, Squeaks, you do realize that you can't "crack" SOFT SHELLED crabs,
>>>don't you??
>>>
>>>They are best lightly "breaded" with a cornmeal and fried, eat shell and
>>>all.
>>>
>>>They are a delicacy! Don't even *think* about making soup out of them.
>>>
>>
>> The DH was born in Baltimore MD and his mother was born and raised
>> there and it would appear that *I* don't know a soft shell crab from a
>> soft shoe, as I showed my original post to the DH and he said,
>> "They're not *soft shelled* crabs, they're *steamed Maryland blue
>> crabs*" Okay, okay! I coulda sworn I heard "soft shell" in there
>> someplace, but it required lobster crackers and pickers and some
>> little wooden hammers. They were absolutely grand, but a LOT of work!
>> <burp!>
>>
>> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>>
>> --
>>
>> "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
>> old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
>> waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."
>>
>> - Duncan Hines
>>
>> To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"
>>
>>
> Yeah, they weren't soft shelled (those which have shed their shells and are
> breaded and fried).
>
> Jill

not necessarily 'breaded' - a light dusting of flour will do fine. or,
you could use panko!

your pal,
blake