Re: Western WA Safeways have Dungeness crabs for $3.97 a pound

January 4, 2008

Tomorrow I get to eat real food again and you just helped me decide

what my first dinner will be. I love me some Dungeness.

-Mia

>

> Yes folks, it's that time again.

> Dungeness crabs are available at Safeway's stores in Western WA for

> $3.97 a pound. The ones I've bought run about 1.5 to 2 pounds each

before

> they clean them.

> If you want them at that price, call your local store and verify

they have them.

> The Seafood manager at the Shelton Safeway told me that when they

were $4/pound

> last week they'd ordered four cases but they only got one case as

happened to other Safeways.

> The batch that came in Thursday was same way, ordered four cases

but only one came through.

>

> I do like the Dungeness crabs, they seem a little more flavorful

than the red king crab but

> it does take more work to get the meat. Even banded I can eat most

or all of a crab in one sitting. The melted butter isn't that good

for me but otherwise the crab is good protein.

>

> FWIW, ny's Seafood on Dock Street in Tacoma had Dungeness crab

meat for $40 a pound

> at XMAS in 2006. I was shocked but the manager told me they sold

out of 1000 pounds on XMAS Eve!

>

> Lary Murray

>

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