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Wedding Favor Idea! |
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How about using the crabs as nautical wedding favors? With a paint pen, you can personalize the crabs with your names and pass them out at the reception! | |
The blue crab is found in the waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Coast of Central America, and the Gulf of Mexico. It is the Maryland State Crustacean and is very popular for eating. "Hard crabs" can be found in many crabhouses along the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia.
A male blue crab is called a "Jimmy". He has a long, narrow, "T" shaped apron and prominent blue-tipped claws.
An immature female blue crab is known as a "Sally" or "She-Crab". She is easily identified as having an inverted "V" or triangular shaped apron. Her claws are red-tipped.
A mature (adult) female blue crab is called a "Sook" to watermen - she is identified as having an inverted "U" or bell-shaped apron and also has red-tipped claws.
The origin of the blue crab hue stems from a number of pigments in their shell, including alpha-crustacyanin, which interacts with a red pigment, astaxanthin, to form a greenish-blue coloration. When the crab is cooked, the alpha-crustacyanin breaks down, leaving only the astaxanthin, which turns the crab red-orange. |
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