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.