On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:53:57 GMT, jay > wrote:

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>I found this link that has a lot of crab recipes .. some look interesting
>others ..well ..one uses can tomato soup. Old Bay seasoning is called for
>in a good number of the recipes. I have never tried Old Bay.
>
Personally, I use Old Bay just for crab boil and at that, there are
different camps. The other one is Zartain's. My son uses OB as a
seasoning (usually on pork) - but I cringe when I see him do it,
because there are other seasonings I'd prefer.



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> wrote:

>Personally, I use Old Bay just for crab boil and at that, there are
>different camps. The other one is Zartain's. My son uses OB as a
>seasoning (usually on pork) - but I cringe when I see him do it,
>because there are other seasonings I'd prefer.

I used OB last time I made crabcakes.

Crab meat, a tiny amount of mayonaisse, old bay, mustard powder,
diced onion/celery which I had lightly sauteed for 30
seconds, and a sprinkling of oat bran (I had no bread crumbs).
Then baked. I think the result was very good -- restaurants use more
mayonaisse than is optimal so that there is no risk of the
cakes falling apart, but when eating at home that's less of an
issue.

Steve

On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:38:52 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> wrote:
>
>>Personally, I use Old Bay just for crab boil and at that, there are
>>different camps. The other one is Zartain's. My son uses OB as a
>>seasoning (usually on pork) - but I cringe when I see him do it,
>>because there are other seasonings I'd prefer.
>
>I used OB last time I made crabcakes.
>
>Crab meat, a tiny amount of mayonaisse, old bay, mustard powder,
>diced onion/celery which I had lightly sauteed for 30
>seconds, and a sprinkling of oat bran (I had no bread crumbs).
>Then baked. I think the result was very good -- restaurants use more
>mayonaisse than is optimal so that there is no risk of the
>cakes falling apart, but when eating at home that's less of an
>issue.

My Baltimorian housemate avows that OB is REQUIRED for crabcakes.
'Tis the law. Break it at your peril!

TammyM, whose housemate makes the most fabulous crabcakes EVER