NIKON 5400 photography Wilbur M. Reeling
~~JUMBO JIMMY CRAB LOVERS~~
IT'S FINALLY HERE ... IF YOU CAN FIND A FEW MINUTES,
AND YOU ARE READY FOR STEAMED CRABS
A LA "MY" MARYLAND STYLE!
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above: my extra happy buddy Mr. Art & a 10"er . . . JUMBO JIMMY! Hard to find & equally as expensive
. . . more Jimmy's at near 10" point to point 
above: a dozen dead soldiers - dipped in melted crab butter or dipped in vinegar with dill pickles but usually with summer ripe tomatoes rubbed across the top of the spicy shell served with hot steamed corn on the cob 
above: at my house, a cold IMPORTED HEINE
. . . more Jimmy's at near 10" point to point 
above: a dozen dead soldiers - dipped in melted crab butter or dipped in vinegar with dill pickles but usually with summer ripe tomatoes rubbed across the top of the spicy shell served with hot steamed corn on the cob 
above: at my house, a cold IMPORTED HEINE (no wine with steamed crabs) 
above: CRABS & BEST FRIENDS 
... the mess you have after
~ 8" ... your knife is your ruler!
In particular, I love JUMBO MARYLAND CRABS (males are called Jimmy) during the summer and soft shells in the Spring, followed up next with tender sweet summer corn and dark red & yellow ripe tomatoes still warm and just off the vine.
If you get a red ripe tomato in Maryland by the 4th of July you are considered a local tomato wizard.
Baltimore also has a good reputation for some of the best micro brews & imported beer bars around (Max's Beer Bar in Fells Point, Baltimore has over 200 fresh drafts and imported bottles) and there’s where the 'crab & beer' problem starts.
You see with crabs you just swill any old beer as long as it's ice cold and in a pitcher.
GOOD BEER JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO GO WITH STEAMED CRABS. -- just cold beer.
The problem with living in the ..."sticks"... on Maryland's Eastern Shore is fitting in -- Hon!
Locals drink their 'lite' beer directly from the can or bottle (NO GLASSES HERE) and I actually was asked to leave a dive bar for asking for a glass to drink my beer from -- it's just not permitted. The owner said ..."I'll pay your tab, just don't ever come back here again!"... and he was serious.
The other problem is that the red-neck crabbers that won't sell you the biggest crabs if they find out you've been buying from their competition down the road a piece.
There's not much you can do but bite your own lip ‘til it bleeds and not say a word if you want their JUMBOS to keep on coming all season.
The best way to fit in is that you need to begin with a really dirty baseball cap & a new, all chrome plated, Harley-Hog. Then you need a $50,000.00, 8-MPG, 4X4 'FULL SIZE EXTRA CAB American made pick'em-up truck to drive ... whilst he’s drinking a luke warm can of American brewed lite beer and chain smoking an American Marlboro or a Fat Doobee-Ziggy-zAGGY-Butt on the way to get more of that "delicious" (snick) tasteless lite warm beer.
If you got all that happening all you need now is a stinking big 'ole wet-dog off the crab boat and your "Easy Rider Gun Rack" in the back window --- so, here we go again folks
hot melted crab dip`n butter, sweet Maryland corn & ripe tomatoes
just off the vine. Some like slaw & hot fresh bread & butter
and after, some soft 'half melted' Ben & Jerry's
above: CRABS & BEST FRIENDS ... on the Eastern`Show of Maryland and a few
"JUMBO JIMMY'S!" -- wa can I getcha Hon! ...
& ... more Jumbo Jimmy's
as always ... Old Mr. Art being a fool
& ... more Jumbo Jimmy's
as always ... Old Mr. Art being a fool
... the mess you have after 
~ 8" ... your knife is your ruler!
... a typical Eastern 'Show' CRAB SHACK on the water
... another ice cold bucket of brews
... another ice cold bucket of brews
I love Maryland and most of the people that live here too. . . but there are a few things.
In particular, I love JUMBO MARYLAND CRABS (males are called Jimmy) during the summer and soft shells in the Spring, followed up next with tender sweet summer corn and dark red & yellow ripe tomatoes still warm and just off the vine.
If you get a red ripe tomato in Maryland by the 4th of July you are considered a local tomato wizard.
Baltimore also has a good reputation for some of the best micro brews & imported beer bars around (Max's Beer Bar in Fells Point, Baltimore has over 200 fresh drafts and imported bottles) and there’s where the 'crab & beer' problem starts.
You see with crabs you just swill any old beer as long as it's ice cold and in a pitcher.
GOOD BEER JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO GO WITH STEAMED CRABS. -- just cold beer.
The problem with living in the ..."sticks"... on Maryland's Eastern Shore is fitting in -- Hon!
Especially, if you are from the/any Big City, because most around here, deservedly, have and an inferiority complex.
If you want something different you'd better not say a word. Just go with what 'they' are having and shut-up.
Locals drink their 'lite' beer directly from the can or bottle (NO GLASSES HERE) and I actually was asked to leave a dive bar for asking for a glass to drink my beer from -- it's just not permitted. The owner said ..."I'll pay your tab, just don't ever come back here again!"... and he was serious.
The other problem is that the red-neck crabbers that won't sell you the biggest crabs if they find out you've been buying from their competition down the road a piece.
There's not much you can do but bite your own lip ‘til it bleeds and not say a word if you want their JUMBOS to keep on coming all season.
The best way to fit in is that you need to begin with a really dirty baseball cap & a new, all chrome plated, Harley-Hog. Then you need a $50,000.00, 8-MPG, 4X4 'FULL SIZE EXTRA CAB American made pick'em-up truck to drive ... whilst he’s drinking a luke warm can of American brewed lite beer and chain smoking an American Marlboro or a Fat Doobee-Ziggy-zAGGY-Butt on the way to get more of that "delicious" (snick) tasteless lite warm beer.
If you got all that happening all you need now is a stinking big 'ole wet-dog off the crab boat and your "Easy Rider Gun Rack" in the back window --- so, here we go again folks
. . . ANOTHER SUMMER SEASON FOR MY SEARCHING OUT THE BEST OF MARYLAND'S JUMBO JIMMY STEAMED CRABS.
BYE! 4-NOW
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