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L*** I ' ZZZZ^J Phone (215) 683-7686 ing the spring and early summer when crabs migrate there. Live Blue Crabs purchased by bushel are primarily male crabs, known' locally as “jimmys.” The female crabs, or “sooics," are usually sent to the crab houses and sold as picked meat. Live Blue Crabs are sold as: Jumbos, #1 Jim mys, and Medium crabs. They also may be purchased as medium and large crabs. To be harvested, they most have a legal minimum shell size of five inches from point to point. Blue Crabs are marketed as both hard shells and soft shells. Soft shell crabs are considered a delicacy. The entire body of the soft shell may be eaten after dress ing and cooking. You can catch your own Blue Crabs, as do some of our friends in Maryland, or you can purchase them live or cooked. In addition they are steamed and sold as fresh, canned or pas teurized crab medt. Because of the difficulty in picking the meat from the shell and the time it consumes, many people buy crab meal that is cook ed, picked and ready to eat Picked crab meat is available in several forms. The four most com mon are lump, backfin, special and claw. Lump or jumbo lump, is the large white lumps of meat that come from the area of the body adjacent to the back fin append age. Backfin consists of some lumps plus other meat from the body. Special, also called regular or flake, is the white meat without any lumps. Claw meat is often brownish in color and is used in recipes where a white appearance is not important. Be especially careful in hand- AGCO ALLI S 46 0 0 SERIES TRACTORS Ask about the versatile AGCO Allis- 4650 and 4660 chore tractors in the 40-52 PTO hp range. They provide low maintenance, economical operation, fuel efficiency and are backed by a 4-year/4,000-hour warranty. • Reliable, air-cooled engines. 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