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 -=> Carol Bryant said to Dale Shipp <=-
 ->    What did the two of you have?  Have you been back?
 CB> I had oyster stew and Michael had something else as an appie, then we
 CB> split the fried seafood platter.  It was huge, plenty for both of us
 CB> and surprisingly well done.

Ah, no wonder I didn't remember what she had. For appetizer,
I just had a sip of her oyster stew, which was very plain
but quite all right with a sprinkle of salt and pepper.

 CB> We have not been back because getting a hankering for fried seafood
 CB> was really an anomaly.  I have several good seafood restaurants close
 CB> to me, so if I just want seafood, there's no need to trek over that
 CB> far.  But I wouldn't hesitate if I craved fried seafood again.

To tell the truth, lately for a seafood fix we just go to
Shopper's and get a pound of shrimp.

 -=> Dale Shipp said to Carol Bryant <=-

 DS> But, you did not have either of the main attractions we are
 DS> looking for -- crab cakes and steamed crabs.

Do you think with a name like that they could get away with
not having a crab cake on the seafood platter! There in fact
was one - as usual, nonnative and probably pasteurized meat,
but that's what you get most of the time these days, as the
demand for native crab has outpaced the supply. It was pretty
good. As you know, Carol isn't enthusiastic about cracking
crabs, and I'd feel funny having her spend an hour watching
me get down and dirty with a bunch of strange crustaceans.

 DS> If we had been coming from home, we would have used 32 and I97, and
 DS> then hitting Rt 50 near Parole.  But we still would have hit the
 DS> traffic jam.

Ah, that's the thing: to get to Annapolis, you don't have to
use 50 at all - you can find your way to West St. or Aris T.
Allen Boulevard and get into town that way - in fact, as the
best garage is slightly west of town, near the Ram's Head,
it may be advantageous to go that way. Of course, West St.
will be all jammed up on weekends too, but if it gets too
bad, you can abandon your car and walk half a mile or a mile
downtown, something that one can't do on the Bay Bridge!

Thinking on this, I wonder how many want the traditional
crab feast at all. If there's not a substantial number who
want such a thing, I really would be happy to buy a few
pounds of jumbo lump and make a couple crab cakes apiece.
Would need use of a broiler for half an hour (2 rounds of
10-12 min, plus extra time for unanticipated happenings).

This is rather like what I would make but with 1 1/2 - 2 lb
crab for this quantity of filler ingredients. I would also
add a teaspoon of prepared (or 1/4 ts Coleman's) mustard
and a shake of cayenne. With Maryland jumbo lump, half that
mustard and no cayenne but paprika instead. Also, in the
interests of health, broiled rather than fried.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v7.07

      Title: Maryland Style Crab Cakes
 Categories: Seafood, Appetizers
   Servings:  6

      1 lb Crab meat
    1/4 c  Mayonnaise
           - (preferably homemade)
      2 tb Minced parsley
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 c  Soft bread crumbs
      2 lg Eggs; beaten
      8 tb Butter

  GENTLY BLEND ALL INGREDIENTS, except the butter. Shape into 8-10 crab cakes
  and refrigerate 30 minutes. Melt butter in a large skillet and saute crab
  cakes until golden brown on all sides, 5-7 minutes. Serve with lemon wedges
  or an appropriate sauce.

  PETER KUMP - PRODIGY GUEST CHEFS COOKBOOK

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