On 1/5/2021 8:11 PM, jmcquown wrote:

>
> I occasionally see Dungeness pre-cooked (from frozen) in the grocery
> store seafood case.* I glanced at them once.* About $32 per pound for an
> already cooked crab.* No thanks.* I'll just remember how nice they were
> when I had some Dungeness at a restaurant.
>
> It's hard to find any west coast crab on this side of the country. Ditto
> when I lived in land-locked west TN.* No Dungeness, King, or the smaller
> generic called "Alaskan" crab (legs, claws).* They were shipped in.
> Cold water crab from way up on the west coast are definitely better
> tasting than any east coast crab.* Bigger, too.* YMMV. * I'm thinking
> drawn butter and cracking crab legs and claws and dipping.* Not picking
> little bits out of blue crab.
>
> Jill

Dungeness crab is for a meal Blue crabs are for a social event. We
used to catch them in the Delaware Bay early in the day. Bring them
home to cook, invite a couple of close friends or family. Spread
newspaper on the picnic table and start opening them. The adults of
course, washed them down with cold beer.