Sqwertz wrote:

> On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:24:26 -0700, Mort wrote:
>
>> Cleaned and trimmed them into big hockey pucks and split
>> them longitudinally.
>
> Ahh, so these were *real* abalone, not the little 2-3" that are all
> too common lately. I haven't seen abalone that big for a couple
> decades.
>
> -sw

Yes these were in the "double hockey puck" size range.
Really something to behold.

I used to buy live abalone from Central Market on a regular basis back
in the 90's. Then one day the tank broke and flooded the place. They
never put the tank back into service, at least for the few years
I was around.

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Mort