Western WA Safeways have Dungeness crabs for $3.97 a pound

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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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