"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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>I bought a one-pound can of crab meat at TJ on Thursday. On the side it
> said "Do not freeze." What'll happen if, say, hypothetically kind of,
> maybe put it outside where it's, uh, colder than, say, your average
> somebody's deep freeze and maybe somebody could hear it sounding kind
> of, you know, "slushy" in the can? If somebody eats it, are they doomed
> to die? What if it's warmed up some so it's not, uh, slushy-sounding
> but more like it's supposed to sound -- kind of liquidy-like?
>
> Is there a reason for the admonition to not freeze it other than
> expansion of the liquid and the likelihood of making the can bulge?
> Talk to me! I had a plan for that crab that didn't involve this week!

No freezing. BAD! If it's canned why do you have to eat it this week? Or is
it the packaged, but not canned, fresh stuff? If it's fresh, change your
plans and eat it, fer cryin' out loud!

I get the fresh (use within two or three days) Maine crabmeat from Shaw's.
Made cheesy crepes and salad last week, and will do cakes for brunch
tomorrow. Harking back to breakfasts of herring roe, bacon and grits, I'm
serving them with the latter two.

Fleece