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|  03-11-2006, 03:32 PM | #16 | 
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			And maple cured hams.    
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|  03-11-2006, 07:52 PM | #17 | 
| Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska 
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			We're having these for dinner tomorrow (along with a fat prime rib roast, but who cares about that?)    | 
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|  03-11-2006, 08:22 PM | #18 | 
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			And in the next photo you hear KEEEYAAAA !!!!!! and parts of kitty go flying accross the room !!!!! Just kidding  Whens dinner ????? 
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|  03-11-2006, 08:27 PM | #19 | 
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			I was waiting for the cat to get his ass handed to him, but the crabs were pretty sedate. Dungeness crabs get a lot angrier, but Kings will just sit there and silently hate you. BTW - dinner is at 6:30. Be there.   | 
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|  03-11-2006, 08:55 PM | #20 | 
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			BTW - dinner is at 6:30. Be there. I SOOOOO wish i could be there !!!!! 
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|  03-12-2006, 04:33 PM | #21 | 
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			I have to ask.  Since a lot of crabbing is done in Alaska, are they cheaper there?  Can you set your own traps without licenses? BTW, I thought they didn't get red until after boiling/steaming. 
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|  03-12-2006, 05:16 PM | #22 | 
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			Sometimes we can get crab and fish REAL cheap right off the boats here. Man! What a free-for-all. Live crab is cheaper than already dead.
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|  03-12-2006, 07:37 PM | #23 | 
| Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska 
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			Richlevy - yes, you can set your own traps here. We regularly set ours in the summer about 4 hours North of town. The crabs we're having tonight were commercially caught out of our area - much further North than we would go. We bought them for $6.00 a pound, which came out to $85.00 for the two we got. They are golden king crab, but the ones we get locally are reds. King crab gets a bit redder as it cooks, but it doesn't change color as much as the dungees that go from purplish brown to bright screeching orange when cooked. Here's a pic of my nephew with a red king - you can definitely tell the difference between them and the goldens.   | 
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|  03-12-2006, 07:50 PM | #24 | 
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			What % of the weight is edible for the Reds and Goldens?   
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|  03-13-2006, 07:42 PM | #25 | 
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			Bruce - I would have to say about 60 - 70% or so. They weighed about 7lbs each when they were live, and I would guess that once cleaned they weighed about 5 lbs. Gawd they were good!! | 
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|  03-13-2006, 07:50 PM | #26 | 
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			Oh sure....go ahead....rub it in.:p
		 
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|  03-14-2006, 11:20 PM | #27 | 
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			Hooooolleeee crap!! I thought it was BBQ season, but we got a freaky temperature dip yesterday. It's 3 degrees right now, and with the wind chill it's something like -10 !!  On the off chance that you are curious or are completely bored, you can call 907-747-8633 and it will give you the local time & temp for Sitka. Brrrrrrr. it's like I live in Alaska or something. | 
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|  03-15-2006, 12:10 PM | #28 | 
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			Seakdivers:  I hate to tell you, but those things you ate?  They're SEA SPIDERS!  And, those OTHER things you (probably) eat?  They're SEA COCK ROACHES!  YEEEEEEEEEEEE-UCK.    PS-I fear the sea 
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|  03-15-2006, 06:55 PM | #29 | 
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			It's ok Bri - I know you have a water phobia. I was pretty scared to learn how to dive, but now that I have, I know that it's really not that bad down there. I also like to eat abalone - they are basically sea snails. MmmmmMmmm! Bring on the sea insects!! | 
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|  03-15-2006, 09:54 PM | #30 | |
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 And the more you eat, the fewer there are in the sea. 
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