Quote Originally Posted by pomtzu View Post
Terry - did you have to mention Maine?? Now you've got me thinking of a nice big Maine lobster. Thinking is the key word here - since they are definitely not in my food budget.

Around here we have Chesapeake Bay crabs - which are really delicious - but a whole lot of work for just a little meat. There's a knack to picking crabs that I have never mastered, and all I end up doing is cutting my fingers up on the sharp shells, and getting the Old Bay seasoning in the cuts, which stings like the devil. If someone picks them for me, I'm only too happy to pig out on them!
I'm in the same boat, Ellie! Raised on fresh lobster (you don't want to know how we got it when we were kids!), I came to Maryland, got introduced to the blue crab, and said - you want me to get MEAT out of that thing? You're kidding! My husband spoils me; on the occasion we're at a crab feast, he'll share. He knows I hate picking them, but I do love the meat!