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U.S. Janet B.

On Sat, 10 Mar 2018 14:55:28 -0500, wrote:

>On Sat, 10 Mar 2018 10:36:43 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>wrote:
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>>On Sat, 10 Mar 2018 10:34:16 -0600, Terry Coombs >
>>wrote:
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>>> *OK , so at the Massive Meat Sale I also popped for a bag of frozen
>>>giant shrimps (wild-caught off Argentina). Six bucks a pound , I guess
>>>that's not bad considering where we are . Problem is that I have very
>>>limited experience with shell-on raw shrimp ... I know about the sand
>>>vein , but can they be shelled raw ?
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>>Put them in the fridge overnight to thaw and then simply take the
>>shell off. Most all shrimp from the store have the shell cut down the
>>back. Just peel from this cut. You can save the shells to make
>>stock.
>>Janet US
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>Didn't say they were frozen... personally I'd never buy frozen shrimp,
>frozen shrimp are *never* fresh.
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Actually, He said he got a bag of frozen giant shrimps(wild-caught off
Argentina) for $6 per pound.
It's pretty hard these days to find shrimp that are not already slit
and de-veined. There are commercial machines that do that these days.