It is Memorial Day. Which is the unofficial start of the summer season, and what would summer be without crabs... delicious Maryland blue crabs that is.

I "banged" the hugest crabs I have ever seen yesterday. They weren't large, they weren't extra large, they weren't jumbos...they were so big they're called MONSTERS.  I swear from claw to claw they were 15-16 inches. Super meaty with jumbo lump backfin crab meat.  Oh my.

It is always interesting to have someone at the table that has never seen anyone do this before.  The concept of throwing these weird looking crustaceans out on the table (straight from a brown paper bag), and start hacking into their bodies with mallets and knives will always get you a strange look from a newbie. I love their reactions.                                                                            

When my kids were youngsters I couldn't get them to eat crabs. Now that they are older and realize what a delicacy they are, they want to sit on the back porch and bang crabs whenever they come home. The same goes for lobster. It's amazing how they love the more expensive stuff now. What's not amazing is that they still look to Mom and Dad to pay for it. (Some things never change).

Oh well...I hope that you and yours created some of you own fond Memorial Day memories this year. As always, let's not forget why we celebrate this Holiday. At 3:00pm, your local time, take a moment of silence to remember those who fought so hard for our freedom.