St. Sam's and St. Bede's Recipe Pages
                Bon Appetit!
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To clean soft shell crabs

First things first: 
You shouldn’t be eating "all" the stuff you normally discarded. 

Remove the "dead man" (the gills) from under the shell 
- you do this by slicing open the shell from the back, 
since it won't crack open like a hard 'un. 

Remove the eyes, mouth parts and the "sandbag" found immediately 
under the mouth area. 

Wash crabs in cold water and blot dry 

And yes, Grace, you eat the whole thing.... 

- pax - 
Andrew H. Auld; Lockport, NY