Join the Hawthornes for a little blue crab fun over the span of a few days.
We kept the crabs in a cooler with ice for three days until we had enough to pick for a nice meal. They sleep until they are awakened by a nice hot bath. Pour a little water in the pot- about an inch.
The crabs go in cold. Bring the water to a boil and boil for about 12 minutes.
Happy crab-pickin'!
2 comments:
Man, that is the life!
Are there any regulations you have to follow in trapping your own crabs?
Mar, here's the NC Fisheries guide for size and bag limits:
http://www.ncfisheries.net/recreational/recguide.htm
For the blue crab, minimum width of the carapace is 5 inches, maximum is 6 3/4 inches. Bag limit per person is 50 crabs per day, not to exceed 100 crabs per vessel per day.
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