On Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:16:18 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>I won't be looking for cicadas even if I *did* own a deep-fryer. But
>the 17-year critters are returning again.
>
>I read this in another blurb from Smithsonian mag:
>
>http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food...0414-Weekender
>
>Tiny URL:
>
>http://tinyurl.com/c45kgtp
>
>"Think of them like “land shellfish.” Like shrimp, lobster and crabs,
>cicadas are anthropods. Gaye L. Williams, an entomologist from the
>Maryland Department of Agriculture told the Baltimore Sun: “They’re in
>the same animal group as shrimp and crabs, and people don’t think twice
>about that.” (If you’re allergic to shellfish, exercise caution when
>experimenting with cicadas)."
>
>Um, if I say "pass the cicadas" what I'll mean is "no thanks, I'll pass!"
>
>Jill

I'm not sure if I'd try one. I'd want to take a good look at a cooked
one before taking a bite. If gooey guts, no. If firm like shrimp,
maybe.