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.

On 2020-05-19 11:30:48, Gary wrote:
>But not raw, made in a grocery store. Who knows, they
>might have even used canned crabmeat.

Where I live in the UK, fresh crabmeat is probably sold at the prices you
mentioned.

However I don't think I'd trust any pre-made crabcake in a supermarket to
actually use it.

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.

Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
> 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.

I've used the albacore tuna for fish cakes in the past.
Not bad at all and using the same recipe as for crabcakes.
Always fried in butter too.

I also have a small can (5oz) of boneless salmon that I
bought many years ago to make salmon cakes like Jill does.
Not sure whether to make cakes, or just a salmon salad to
eat on bread, like you would use tuna for.

On Tue, 19 May 2020 12:01:16 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:

>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.

I bet any of that was good, made with the solid meat of ocean fish/
Janet US

On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 11:32:46 AM UTC-4, 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.

Have you priced restaurant food recently?

Crab cake appetizer is $16 at a local seafood restaurant. And
they're not the most expensive seafood place in the area.

Cindy Hamilton

On Tue, 19 May 2020 10:39:47 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 11:32:46 AM UTC-4, 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.
>
>Have you priced restaurant food recently?
>
>Crab cake appetizer is $16 at a local seafood restaurant. And
>they're not the most expensive seafood place in the area.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

If they relied on normal people to buy scavenger cakes they'd
starve... I wouldn't eat disgusting crab anything if it were free.
Eating crab is no different from eating cockroaches.

On Tue, 19 May 2020 14:13:37 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:

>On Tue, 19 May 2020 10:39:47 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>
>>On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 11:32:46 AM UTC-4, 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.
>>
>>Have you priced restaurant food recently?
>>
>>Crab cake appetizer is $16 at a local seafood restaurant. And
>>they're not the most expensive seafood place in the area.
>>
>>Cindy Hamilton
>
>If they relied on normal people to buy scavenger cakes they'd
>starve... I wouldn't eat disgusting crab anything if it were free.
>Eating crab is no different from eating cockroaches.

those roaches taste mighty good
Janet US

"U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>
> Sheldon Martin wrote:
> I wouldn't eat disgusting crab anything if it were free.
> >Eating crab is no different from eating cockroaches.
>
> those roaches taste mighty good

He's just never eaten crab.
I sometimes refer to them as sea spiders.

On 2020-05-20 10:58 a.m., Gary wrote:
> "U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>>
>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> I wouldn't eat disgusting crab anything if it were free.
>>> Eating crab is no different from eating cockroaches.
>>
>> those roaches taste mighty good
>
> He's just never eaten crab.
> I sometimes refer to them as sea spiders.
>
Three of the four dinners I had in Tybee Island last year were crab. I
had soft shell crab twice and steamed crab and shrimp. Delicious.

On Wed, 20 May 2020 10:58:59 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>"U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>>
>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> I wouldn't eat disgusting crab anything if it were free.
>> >Eating crab is no different from eating cockroaches.
>>
>> those roaches taste mighty good
>
>He's just never eaten crab.
>I sometimes refer to them as sea spiders.

Someone has to pay for all the extra sanitizer cleaning fluids,
cloths, etc. Also those who clean must also be paid for their time
even though they are not making money. Haircuts at my place went up
$4.
Janet US

On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 5:32:46 AM UTC-10, 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.

I'd get some ahi poke and make some ahi cakes. The poke here costs about $12 a pound and you can make 4 cakes with that amount. You also get to decide how well you want the ahi done. I'll take mine just seared at high heat.

Yesterday my daughter made some crab/cream cheese won tons. She used fake crab. She also made some corn fritters and mochi with strawberry and sweet red beans. She's keeping busy these days. She kept coming into our bedroom carrying plates.

dsi1 wrote:
>
> Yesterday my daughter made some crab/cream cheese won tons. She used fake crab. She also made some corn fritters and mochi with strawberry and sweet red beans. She's keeping busy these days. She kept coming into our bedroom carrying plates.

Is her goal to become a chef? Sounds like she is doing many
innovative dishes lately with her own ideas?
That defines a great chef.
It would be nice to be you and get to taste all these things.

On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 3:43:21 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
> >
> > Yesterday my daughter made some crab/cream cheese won tons. She used fake crab. She also made some corn fritters and mochi with strawberry and sweet red beans. She's keeping busy these days. She kept coming into our bedroom carrying plates.
>
> Is her goal to become a chef? Sounds like she is doing many
> innovative dishes lately with her own ideas?
> That defines a great chef.
> It would be nice to be you and get to taste all these things.
>
>

That's a good question - I do not know. I think she'd make a pretty good chef but she's going to veterinary school. Yesterday she made some zucchini noodles with avocado dressing and tomatoes. That was pretty good - she should make that on a regular basis.