5-6 per person is fine. Some people will eat 8-12 and some will have 1-3 so it evens out. And the people who are into it aren’t gonna be annoyed if they *only* get 9. The real question is half bushel or bushel. That said, you really want to get a count of Marylanders vs not, men v women, adults+teens vs little kids.

We do a crab feast every year and have 8 local crab eaters, a bunch of kids who will eat 0-3 and a few adults who eat 0-2. We got a bushel this year and had about 10 leftover that we picked and made crab soup with. For just six of us plus kids I’d have done a half bushel.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1 per asparagus spear

Will someone please tell me what this apparently inside joke means?

An old classic DCUM thread:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/253104.page

Thanks. At least now I understand the reference, but, honestly, I didn’t find that the least bit funny. Must be missing something.

You had to be there.
For vaguely similar vibe, check out the current “lmc but snags old money” thread. Hilarious. Someone even tried to get Jeff to lock the thread because the responses were unhelpful. The thread is my current comic relief.

A true crab eater can finish a dozen or so.

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Anonymous wrote:If they're authentic Marylanders:5-8

Everyone else 1-3.

The notion that Marylanders have a monopoly on love for crabs is ludicrous. Marylanders love Old Bay, not crab.

It's not the love, it's the picking. I'm not from MD and it takes me forever. Unless someone ntakes pity and picks for me I'm over it after two.

Ask where the crabs are from. Most are not local this year.

Anonymous wrote:1 per asparagus spear

winner.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1 per asparagus spear

Will someone please tell me what this apparently inside joke means?

An old classic DCUM thread:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/253104.page

Thanks. At least now I understand the reference, but, honestly, I didn’t find that the least bit funny. Must be missing something.

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Anonymous wrote:We, native Marylanders, went to California last month, and were served all that Dungeness crab. Yuck. We could barely choke it down.

We were so happy to get back to Cantler’s.

As a west coaster, that’s how I feel about blue. Nasty pathetic little things. Dungeness is sweet and meaty and doesn’t require Old Bay, which by the way tastes like it’s made with dust collected from a stale attic.

Watch your tongue West Coaster

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1 per asparagus spear

Will someone please tell me what this apparently inside joke means?

An old classic DCUM thread:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/253104.page

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even in Maryland, it’s good to have burgers and plenty of sides. In any group there will be some people who don’t care for crabs at all and some people who will just have one and want something else. This is good because it balances your people who eat like 8 crabs.

Burgers?! The extras are fried chicken, corn on the cob and coleslaw. If the crabs are decent size and we have no teens, we usually do 3 per person, but it really depends on your crowd. I eat 1 typically while my teens est 6-8.

1? Why bother?

I know. It’s pitiful, but in my old age I’m just not so hungry anymore. 1 fried chicken thigh, 1 crab (plus quite a bit of melted butter with lemon), 1 corn on the cob, a little coleslaw and I’m done. Could eat 5-6 large back in the day.

Anonymous wrote:1 per asparagus spear

Will someone please tell me what this apparently inside joke means?

I go to a crab feast every year and I’d say that most people eat 8-12.

Anonymous wrote:We, native Marylanders, went to California last month, and were served all that Dungeness crab. Yuck. We could barely choke it down.

We were so happy to get back to Cantler’s.

As a west coaster, that’s how I feel about blue. Nasty pathetic little things. Dungeness is sweet and meaty and doesn’t require Old Bay, which by the way tastes like it’s made with dust collected from a stale attic.