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[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

On a side note- can you cook with alcohol in a sorority house? Or would that go against the no alcohol rule?

I guess you could smuggle in an airplane size bottle, but I'd like to think that your National/Housing Corp/Campus doesn't have THAT big a stick up their ass.

[greekchef]

I have brought in wine and beer to use in cooking only. I just don't say anything and its never been an issue. Used in recipes like Beef Burgundy, Brats, Poached Pears, She Crab Soup.

[LXA SE285]

Mmmm ... she-crab soup ...

[catiebug]

I have to ask - no He Crab Soup?

What makes it She Crab Soup, and how can you tell it's a girl crab?

Oh, and can I have the recipe? I'm partial to crab.

Originally Posted by greekchef

She Crab Soup.

[greekchef]

I'll get a recipe to post for She Crab Soup but I'm going out of town and it will be a couple of days before I can post it. It is She Crab in that traditionally you add crab roe. I don't think I've ever had a bowl of it with the roe, so its more accurate to say a She Crab Style Soup. But it is really good if after dishing into a bowl you float some sherry on top. Nice and hot and thick for a good cold winter day.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by catiebug

I have to ask - no He Crab Soup?

What makes it She Crab Soup, and how can you tell it's a girl crab?

Hope this helps!

He-crab, she-crab, it...does it matter?
Many recipes specify she-crabs, so you'll need to be able to tell females from males. Luckily, this is easy to do, and you won't need a magnifying glass. Simply look at the underside of the crab. As you will see from the graphic, the female has a broad, triangular-shaped area in the center of the shell, whereas the male has a distinctive, elongated spire in the center.

[Tom Earp]

So, I take it the elongated spire is you know what?

Well, I do not know if I would be up for the mating of crabs!

Just the eating sounds so much better.