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Default Red Alaskan crab legs?


"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> Janet B. wrote:
>> "Peter" > wrote in message
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>>> "Janet B." > wrote in message
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>>>> At the local supermarket, in the fish case, I saw Alaskan crab legs
>>>> for $8.99 per pound and Red Alaskan crab legs for $11.99 per pound.
>>>> What's this?
>>>> Janet
>>>
>>>
>>> Snow crab maybe?

>> Is there a visible difference between King crab and Snow crab legs? --
>> because both legs looked the same to me. I would have hung around to
>> ask, but the butchers were busy with a bunch of people and I was in a
>> hurry. Janet

>
> There is a visible difference. King crab legs are much larger and sort of
> "spiney" looking. Snow crab legs are smooth. Maybe you can call the
> store;
> things may have slowed down now.
>
> Jill
>

Thanks, Jill. I will.
Janet