The Very Neatest Part Of Swapping Tales Is That It Jogs Our Memories When Certian Things Are Mentioned....like Airboat Rides Gosh....we Lived Near The Fla Everglades, And Many Weekends Were Spent There. We Rode Airboats, Swamp Buggies, Treked Around With Our Miccosukee Indian Friends, You Name It A Whole-new World Away From The City & We Loved It! There Are Indian Dishes Like Sofkee, Pumpkin Bread, Etc.. That We Never Would Have Known About If Not For Those Weekends In The Glades.
The "froggers" Were A Breed With-in Themselves; Some Colorful Guys To Say The Least! Eaten Any Frog Legs Latley?

Yes Kyh I Love Your Stories And Wish To Read More...and I Truly Thank You, Cathy

Frog season doesn't open here until May. But I'm already anxious.

Great story KY, love, love, love the Outer Banks.

Am finally almost totally pleased with my gumbo method and will post later.

But, back to this thread--absolutely my favorite shellfish is abolone!!!! Have had some in restaurants many years ago. But mostly when working in logging camps on the outer islands here was able to get it on minus tides and cook up a feast. Just give it a good whack with a heavy cleaver, saute with a mix of olive oil, butter, and minced garlic. Very quickly!!!

But, since I don't get that too often, I drown my sorrows by slurping our local oysters. Are small, sweet and have actually won some awards. Been compared to Wellfleet. Had Wellfleet once and personally think that is valid.

nice thread, love the stories!!

Well, let me reply to the two posts in the welcome Nan thread.

Are we talking Alaskan king crab here? There is a lot of meat in them compared to those other crab legs you see in restaurants. Those little crabs to me are useless (i.e. snow crab). But king crab? Heck, I just use a pair of scissors and bust right through those legs quick. Lesson I learned working in a seafood restaurant. Throw away those nutcrackers. I never use them with shellfish. We used to get a lot of customers that wanted their lobster and crab already cracked open, and I would just zip zip zip them with a good pair of kitchen scissors.

Hmm, perhaps the king crab you are getting is different than what I get? If anything, I wish the meat was a little tougher. I find that lobster is the toughest out of them all. The only time I ever eat it anymore is stuffed or in bisque.

Thanks for the hint Jeff! - Love my kitchen shears and will give it a try- hate the whole nut- cracker thing.
Cheers, Cathy