> wrote in message
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>I am serving Maryland steamed crabs and crabcakes for dinner next week.
> (I'm not cooking them; I'm having them delivered pre-cooked) I'm
> going to a local liquor store to have someone suggest a good wine to go
> with it. So now I have the crabs and wine covered. But that's it.

A good wine with crabs is beer.

>
> Can someone suggest something (preferably simple) that would go well
> with crabs? Maybe some kind of rice or couscous or something like that
> and some veggies? I'm open to any ideas. I'm a bachelor, so the
> easier the suggestions, the better.

Corn on the cob and more beer.

Go to a good Maryland crab house and you don't see any wine, just beer. Go
to any bar in Philly or Jersey that has crabs and they will be drinking
beer. Go to any backyard crab boil and there will be beer.

"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
om...
>
> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >I am serving Maryland steamed crabs and crabcakes for dinner next week.
> > (I'm not cooking them; I'm having them delivered pre-cooked) I'm
> > going to a local liquor store to have someone suggest a good wine to go
> > with it. So now I have the crabs and wine covered. But that's it.
>
> A good wine with crabs is beer.
>
> >
> > Can someone suggest something (preferably simple) that would go well
> > with crabs? Maybe some kind of rice or couscous or something like that
> > and some veggies? I'm open to any ideas. I'm a bachelor, so the
> > easier the suggestions, the better.
>
> Corn on the cob and more beer.
>
> Go to a good Maryland crab house and you don't see any wine, just beer.
Go
> to any bar in Philly or Jersey that has crabs and they will be drinking
> beer. Go to any backyard crab boil and there will be beer.
>
>

Yepper. Steamed crabs are what change the equation. If they are done
right they will be caked with Old Bay and steamed in beer, and everyone
will be ripping into them with their bare hands. Beer.

If the OP was doing just crab cakes it migh be different, but steamed crabs
need beer. We never had any side dishes with them!

Edwin wrote:

>Yepper. Steamed crabs are what
> change the equation. If they are done
> right they will be caked with Old Bay
> and steamed in beer, and everyone will
> be ripping into them with their bare
> hands. Beer.

>If the OP was doing just crab cakes it
> migh be different, but steamed crabs
> need beer. We never had any side
> dishes with them!

Yeppers is right. I have had this many times at my marina on the Eastern
Shore of Maryland.

Lotsa beer and corn on the cob too.
MANY paper towels...

DOGS RULE

In article >,
"cybercat" > wrote:

> "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> om...
> >
> > > wrote in message
> > oups.com...
> > >I am serving Maryland steamed crabs and crabcakes for dinner next week.
> > > (I'm not cooking them; I'm having them delivered pre-cooked) I'm
> > > going to a local liquor store to have someone suggest a good wine to go
> > > with it. So now I have the crabs and wine covered. But that's it.
> >
> > A good wine with crabs is beer.
> >
> > >
> > > Can someone suggest something (preferably simple) that would go well
> > > with crabs? Maybe some kind of rice or couscous or something like that
> > > and some veggies? I'm open to any ideas. I'm a bachelor, so the
> > > easier the suggestions, the better.
> >
> > Corn on the cob and more beer.
> >
> > Go to a good Maryland crab house and you don't see any wine, just beer.
> Go
> > to any bar in Philly or Jersey that has crabs and they will be drinking
> > beer. Go to any backyard crab boil and there will be beer.
> >
> >
>
> Yepper. Steamed crabs are what change the equation. If they are done
> right they will be caked with Old Bay and steamed in beer, and everyone
> will be ripping into them with their bare hands. Beer.
>
> If the OP was doing just crab cakes it migh be different, but steamed crabs
> need beer. We never had any side dishes with them!

Beer... <shudder>

Ew.

Champagne would be more classy.

IMHO ALL beer tastes like earwax!

Cheers!

Om -> Who has honestly tried very hard to like beer, but just can NOT
deal with it......
--
Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson

In article >, OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
[...]
>Beer... <shudder>
>
>Ew.
>
>Champagne would be more classy.
>
>IMHO ALL beer tastes like earwax!

Some people will try anything once.

Cheers, Phred.

--
LID

In article >,
"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote:

> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >I am serving Maryland steamed crabs and crabcakes for dinner next week.
> > (I'm not cooking them; I'm having them delivered pre-cooked) I'm
> > going to a local liquor store to have someone suggest a good wine to go
> > with it. So now I have the crabs and wine covered. But that's it.
>
> A good wine with crabs is beer.
>
> >
> > Can someone suggest something (preferably simple) that would go well
> > with crabs? Maybe some kind of rice or couscous or something like that
> > and some veggies? I'm open to any ideas. I'm a bachelor, so the
> > easier the suggestions, the better.
>
> Corn on the cob and more beer.
>
> Go to a good Maryland crab house and you don't see any wine, just beer. Go
> to any bar in Philly or Jersey that has crabs and they will be drinking
> beer. Go to any backyard crab boil and there will be beer.

Except that there are those of us, like me, that absolutely _hate_ the
taste of beer no matter how hard we've tried to acquire it!

White Zinfandel, (there are many good brands) work great with crab.
Sutter home is one that I'd personally recommend and it's not expensive.

Ballatoire spumante champagne would work too if you want to spend more.
--
Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson

On 2006-09-02, OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:

> Except that there are those of us, like me, that absolutely _hate_ the
> taste of beer....

(cringe!)

> White Zinfandel....

(wince!)

> Ballatoire spumante champagne would work too if you want to spend more.

(DOH!)

nb ...speechless

In article >,
notbob > wrote:

> On 2006-09-02, OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
>
> > Except that there are those of us, like me, that absolutely _hate_ the
> > taste of beer....
>
> (cringe!)
>
> > White Zinfandel....
>
> (wince!)
>
> > Ballatoire spumante champagne would work too if you want to spend more.
>
> (DOH!)
>
> nb ...speechless

<chuckles>

To each their own luv. ;-)
--
Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson