"Jack Tyler" > wrote in message
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>
> On Jan 24, 11:17 am, "Wayne Lundberg" >
> wrote:
> > "The Galloping Gourmand" > wrote in
oglegroups.com...
> > 5-1/2 pounds of crab sounds like an awful lot to feed four people, but
> > that's the weight before cooking...
>
> There isn't much yield from cooking whole crabs... which is the way I
> read this. 5 1/2 pounds of crab meat would be overkill... but 5 1/2
> pounds of whole (blue) crabs is very little.
>
> Jack
>
I'm a crab lover! Experience is that a two pound crab will yield about a
quarter pound of meat when all is said and done. I like my crab unfretted,
with just some mayo on the side... potato chips and cole slaw with Wente
Brother's Johannesburg Riesling make me feel like I own the world, like the
King of all kings.

Wayne