bruce bowser wrote:

> On Saturday, October 2, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
> > Meg Jernigan wrote in message
> > >...
> > > This evening my 73 year old mother-in-law asked us to stop by the
> > Albertsons close to her house to pick up some of her favorite
> > steamed shrimp for supper. All of the 'fresh' shrimp were frozen,
> > but we ordered three pounds, steamed moderately spicy. (As an
> > aside, we're in NW Louisiana, and if anyone can tell me why all the
> > shrimp we get is frozen, I'd love to hear). When we picked up the
> > shrimp, the package seemed remarkably light, so I took it to the
> > produce department, and discovered it weighed 1.8 pounds. I made a
> > wee fuss, and it was explained to me that you have to expect some
> > shrink when you have them do the steaming. I understand the
> > principle, but...
> > >
> > <snipped>
> > I don't understand this at all. My parents net shrimp off the coast
> > of SC and send it to me, frozen. I steam off a bit of water but not
> > as much as you indicated to change the weight of the shrimp! You
> > are being ripped off.
>
> I thought boiled shrimp gets bigger, but cooking shrimp in oil makes
> it shrink.

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