Crab Balls

[GoddessOfGuinness]

2 oz each! That's pretty impressive for such a little critter!

[Nicole]

1. That's Hugh balls

for a little critter. :rofl:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

8. Proportionately speaking, it'd be like

humans having this size...

[volstork]

43. HOP 66?!?!?!

No 66-year-old should be hoppin' around on that thing! They could break a hip!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

54. LOL!

:spray:

[Elidor]

2. You don't know where those things have been

[GoddessOfGuinness]

9. But they're so tasty!

:9

[Richard Steele]

28. Yup. Better than moth balls any day. nm

[GoddessOfGuinness]

31. Pleh...

Moth balls... :puke:

[AggieGal]

3. The only thing better..

is a couple of Schweddy balls.

Awesome SNL skit:
Short version: http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=1415
Long version: http://www.triplekiss.com/LIVE/Video/SWEATY%20BALLS.html

[GoddessOfGuinness]

10. LOL!

:rofl:

[leftofthedial]

4. I didn't know crabs had balls.

crab nads

go figure

here in Colorado, when we use the loppers to make a steer, we fry up the balls and call them oysters.

are those crab oysters?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

11. They used to sell Rocky Mountain Oysters at the Acme in Baltimore...

I never had the balls to buy them, though. ;-)

[Cannikin]

5. Makes me salivate...and itch at the same time.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

12. I have a friend who did a low-budget weekend in Ocean City, MD once...

She brought some crabs home with her. Too bad they weren't the edible variety...

[bertha katzenengel]

6. I read "Crap Balls." Yet I clicked anyway.

What's wrong with me?

:hi: I had the worst excuse ever* for a crab cake in Rehoboth a couple of weeks ago.

* Except for maybe Red Lobster.

:hi:

[petronius]

7. You can never go wrong with a GoG OP - even crap balls would be worth a read

However, I'm a little disappointed there's no recipe in here; those things look GOOD!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

14. Here's a pretty good basic recipe

1 lb. crab meat
4 crumbled saltine crackers
1 tbsp. parsley
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 egg, beaten
1 c. mayonnaise, divided
1/2 tsp. Old Bay seasoning (I prefer a little more, myself)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper

Break up crab meat. Combine next 9 ingredients, except 1/4 cup mayonnaise. Mix well and fold in crab. Form into "balls" bite size.
Place on foil-covered cookie sheet. Spread on each "ball" equal portion of reserved mayonnaise and sprinkle with paprika. Bake preheated 350 degree oven 20 minutes or until golden brown.

You can always add a little diced celery, green or red pepper, or onion to the mix. :hi:

[petronius]

15. Thanks - that sounds great! I'm cutting and pasting to my recipe folder... (nt)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

13. Really? Where in Rehoboth?

I want to make sure I never go there!

My favorite Rehoboth restaurants are The Blue Moon (when I can afford it), and the Dogfish Head Brewpub. :9

[bertha katzenengel]

16. Jake's Seafood? I know it was "Jake's" something.

We went to Blue Moon - where there was a party on the patio and a hostess at the door. We walked in and she said "Can I help you?" I said, "Yes, two for dinner." She said "Oh we don't open until 6, it's only 5." I looked at her blankly. I looked at the party on the patio. I looked at the door. I looked back at her blankly. Then we left.

:wtf:

I'll go back. Mrs. V. said it's wonderful.

[Bombero1956]

18. good thing it's not an std

like Beer Nuts.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

21. Their bar is probably open early...

Blue Moon's food is first rate. It's expensive; but worth much more than the price. :-)

[Danger Mouse]

17. Obviously they came from...

CRAB PEOPLE!!!

[fizzgig]

19. ...

:rofl:

damn i love that episode

[Danger Mouse]

20. CRAB PEOPLE CRAB PEOPLE TASTE LIKE CRAB, TALK LIKE PEOPLE...

funniest episode of southpark ever aside from chinpokemon and passion of the jew

[deepthought42]

35. You dissin' crabs?

:mad:

:rofl:

Never insult crabs around a Marylander.... ;)

[Danger Mouse]

41. The crab people got to you, didn't they?

Admit it. You're a crab person in disguise. I'm on your tricks!

[deepthought42]

44. I eat crabs, that's what I do! I am a CRAB EATER!

:P I see crab people and I think "Mmm, lunch! Where's the Old Bay!?" :9


:evilgrin:

[Danger Mouse]

46. Any enemy of the Crab People is my friend.

How ARE you, anyway?
Did you see this thread? I mentioned you. :hug:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=6554756&mesg_id=6554756

[deepthought42]

49. No, but I haven't been on all weekend

I'll have to check it out later, time to flee the office!

:hi:

[kwassa]

22. Spherical Crab Cakes?

which are the best, of course.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

23. Exactly...hors d'oeuvres as opposed to a main dish.

[pokerfan]

24. Isn't there any other part of the crab you can eat?

Marilyn Monroe's apocryphal question after she was served Matzah balls soup for several days: "Isn't there any other part of the Matzah you can eat?"

[GoddessOfGuinness]

25. The beauty of them is that you can eat almost all their parts...

and their shells are wonderful in the compost heap...just boil them, so they don't attract rodents.

[pokerfan]

26. I know, I've caught many a crab

The only rule I have is they must be alive when they go into the pot.

[deepthought42]

45. Oh that brings back memories of my childhood...

:D

[spinbaby]

27. Octopus balls are better

Takoyaki.

Yum.

:thumbsup:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

30. They aren't rubbery?

The only time I've eaten octopus, I think it was ill-prepared.

[no name no slogan]

29. ...

[GoddessOfGuinness]

33. ...

[deepthought42]

32. Phillip's sells those too...

Though they call them "Crab Cake Minis" LOL... and they're only 3/4oz. each. Thank goodness G&M is down the street!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

34. What prudes.

:rofl:

[deepthought42]

36. LMAO....Yeah...

but you should see the ones they got at G&M in Linthicum! :wow:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

37. I've not heard of G&M...

Where in Linthicum?

BTW, I'm trying to make arrangements for my son's birthday party, and we're planning an Annapolis "Pirate" cruise and a picnic lunch.
Is there a good, sheltered picnic area near the wharf, or not a long drive that you know of?

:hi:

[deepthought42]

38. Sheltered picnic area? Hmmmm

The only area I'm familiar with would be Sandy Point State Park, which would be in my neck of the woods...I'm not sure what else is around.

G&M...yeah, there was a stabbing incident there last year over who was next in line...:rofl: They're damn good crabcakes! They're somewhere off of West Nursery Rd...not far from my office. :)

:hi:

I've heard about the Pirate cruises....sounds like fun! :D

[GoddessOfGuinness]

39. You know, Sandy Point might be a good idea...

Or Quiet Waters. It'd be nice if there was a playground for the kids, and I'll bet there really isn't anything like that downtown.

Stabbing incident, eh? :They must be pretty damn good! :rofl:

[deepthought42]

40. Ooo, I haven't been to Quiet Waters in years!

Forgot all about it... if you do Sandy Point, you gotta rent the picnic tables...my friends & I learned that the hard way...lol :eyes: Oh, and you have to stop at my house (about a mile or so from there) on the way and give me a Guinness! :beer: :toast: :rofl:

Yes they are! "I'm next!" "No, I am!" "They're my crabcakes!" "Nuh-uh!" :rofl: Ok, in reality it was slightly less funny....:scared: Only in MD... :eyes:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

50. Thanks for the tip!

I'll have to check and see if Quiet Waters charges, too...

[deepthought42]

57. Yeah, good idea. My friends & I went to Sandy Point for a friend's b-day...

There was no one else there except one guy at the other end of the pavilion... we're about to eat the cookie cake and some Park guy tells us we can't be there unless we rent a table...and we're thinking... wtf? :wtf:

I wouldn't have known otherwise...

[GoddessOfGuinness]

62. That sucks!

Seems like they should put a reserved sign on pavillions that have been paid for, and let the others be used on a first-come, first-serve basis.

[deepthought42]

66. Yeah...we wouldn't have sat there if we'd known

Oh well...it was only a few of us...

[tigereye]

42. I have a crab cake fetish and only in Maryland are they superb....

:hi:


(insert bad joke here......)

[deepthought42]

47. Oh, too easy...in downtown Annapolis we have souvenirs that say...

"I got crabs in Maryland!" *groan* I have a mug that I got to take back with me to college that says "Crabby til I get my coffee" *GROAN*(cuz it's true) :rofl:


Edited to add: Yes, it's true. We have the best steamed crabs, crab cakes, crab soup, etc.... :D

[GoddessOfGuinness]

48. If you ever come this way to go to the beach...

try Fisherman's Inn, just off Rt 50, first exit after the Kent Narrows Bridge. They have fantastic crab cakes and fried oysters!

[tigereye]

51. we used to go that way all the time to go to Bethany!

I have probably seen it and drooled!

Hopefully we will be back that way soon!


How are ya, Goddess?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

53. Pretty good...

The season's winding down, so maybe I can get some stuff done around here! :D

Did you make your trip to Chicago yet?

[tigereye]

58. got back Sunday

I was worn out! I'm not a youngster anymore!

There was some serious karaokee-ing, including a bit by me.

I love Chicago - the lake, the art, the people, the diversity.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

65. I've never visited

but it's on my list of places to go before I leave this life. Glad you had a good time!

[tigereye]

69. just for the lake alone - I've never seen that many sailboats in one place!

[deepthought42]

60. Ooo...you know, despite living 2 miles from the Bay Bridge...

I never cross it. It's been years since I've been to the Eastern Shore. A shame, really...I'd really like to go back one day. :)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

64. You should! But do yourself a favor...

and wait until after Labor Day! :D

[deepthought42]

67. Gee...I wonder why? ;)

One of the down sides of living near 50E is dealing with the traffic on weekends during the summer... *sigh*

[GoddessOfGuinness]

74. Since I play a lot of wedding gigs on the other side of the bridge,

I figured out how to use the service road to get almost all the way down to the toll gate. And thank the gods for EZPass!

[deepthought42]

78. Hey, stop using my road! LOL

;)

They had to put up signs on East College Pkwy (near my neighborhood) cuz so many people heading to the beach on weekends would take the service road to bypass 50... always made getting home an event...lol

[kwassa]

71. never go to the ocean beaches?

I did get stuck in horrible traffic on Thanksgiving Day trying to cross the bridge. Most of my wife's relatives live on the Eastern Shore. We thought it would be lighter during the day. Oops.

[deepthought42]

72. Nope. I work on weekends anyway...

plus I would rather not sit in that traffic, even though I live close to the bay bridge. I would like to take a few days off and go to the Eastern Shore someday. :)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

75. I want to take the Cape May-Lewes Ferry...

someday...

[kwassa]

70. I like Harris's Crab House close by

basically the same street, other side of the bridge, though for crabs. Never tried the crabcakes there.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

76. Do they have good prices?

I haven't bought a bushel of crabs in nearly 15 years. I think we paid $45 for females.

[kwassa]

77. Are crabs ever cheap?

I don't recall the prices, but they are based on small, medium, or large crabs.

[SteppingRazor]

52. Clearly, our Dem. reps in Congress could learn something from crabs

:evilgrin:



Hey, maybe the crab should supplant the donkey as the party symbol? Just thinkin' out loud here.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

55. If that ain't the stinkin' truth!

:rofl:

[Deja Q]

56. Must... resist... huge temptation... to... copycat!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

59. Why resist?

Grab the moment! :evilgrin:

[RevCheesehead]

61. Huh.

I never even knew that they danced. :shrug:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

63. Tango is preferred

Well done! :thumbsup:

[peekaloo]

68. well now, that explains why they walk sideways.

:-)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

73. ...

:spray: