"I beseech you therefore, brethren,by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
Romans 12:1-2
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Monday started out as an uneventful day.....just a few errands to run in Annapolis (our normal 3-days-a-week trip) and crabbing, but at about 6:00, our plans made a drastic turn toward the adventurous.
Mrs. Brown set it up to go to the Galloway's house to see their soft shell crabs. What an experience!
Mrs. Galloway showed us the shedding tanks where the crabs are kept until they lose their shell.
They have to check the crabs every 4 hours. Once the crabs get a crack in their hinge, it only takes about an hour before they've shed. Then it's only 4 hours before their new shell gets hard.
On the left is the crab, and on the right is the shell. The crab is a bit bigger than the shell it came out of.
It seems strange not to fear being pinched while holding a crab, but the soft shell crab's pinchers are....well....soft. : )
So cute! : )What was really neat was feeling everything going on inside him (his breathing, etc.).
It's a pity they don't stay like that forever! : )
My new best friend : ) : )
Mrs. Galloway was so wonderful at explaining all of the ins and outs of the crabs losing their shells.
The crabs were evicted and only the shell remains. : ) : )Then Mrs. Galloway surprised us by giving us nine of them!!!
As each crab sheds its shell, it is removed from the water to prevent hardening and stored on a tray in the refrigerator until time to clean them.
Doesn't it look so innocent?!?
Mrs. Galloway cleaned them for us as we all gathered around to watch.First you cut the head off right behind the eyes...
...remove the apron...
...and lift each side to clean the lungs out.
All ready for the frying pan
As soon as we got back, we got everything together and started heating up the oil in the frying pan.
We rolled them in flour and Old Bay seasoning...
...and in the pan they went.
Cooked 'til crispy ~ just like chicken.
Halfway through....
This is the reason they can't pinch.
We'd never done this, but after a few of them, we kind of knew what to expect.
From this...
...to that.
Our feast
We're waiting...
The different reactions were hilarious to watch! To eat crab is one thing, but to have crab legs hanging out each side of the sandwich bun was a totally different story. : )
The first bite...
"Mikey likes it!" : ) : )
My (sniff) new (sniff) best friend (sniff, sniff).
Just stop thinking about it...
"It's leg came off!"
As mentioned before...the legs are what get ya. : )And now comes contestant # 3...
Everyone's eyes are glued on her...Will she like it or will she not...
And what is that supposed to mean?She must have gotten a leg. : )
What's in here?The unanimous vote was....they were very good! : )
But what would your reaction be if one of these were sitting in front of you?
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