On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:09:21 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>> >Do you ever boil them?
>> >
>> >I've honestly not tried that in a long time. I prefer them carefully
>> >grilled or sauteed, but YMMV of course.
>>
>> it's been a while. where i used to live, the tiny oriental food store
>> used to have head-on shrimp once in a while at a good price. (i was a
>> sissy, though, and beheaded them with a cleaver before boiling. it
>> was fun.) spice bag in the beer/water, homemade cocktail sauce, etc.
>
>Sounds good. :-)
>
>We used to be-head head on shrimp purchased directly off the docks at
>the beach at Port Aransas, and fed the heads to the local seagulls. It
>was fun! Those birds are good at catching them in mid-air if you toss
>them up into the circling flock.
>
>>
>> (speaking of cleavers, om, i did finally get my kiwi knife, and it is
>> nice and sharp. got a cleaver, too, since they were so cheap, but
>> haven't used the cleaver much yet. but i wanted to thank you again
>> for your kind offer to mail me a knife if i couldn't find it.)
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>Most welcome! I'm glad you were able to find that brand.
>Mine holds a very sharp edge with just the occasional honing with a
>straight steel.

the steel may be next. i'm still pondering.

your pal,
blake