[jblum315]

I eat lobster only when I'm in Maine which is every August. I get my lobster fix and I'm done. No warm water so-called lobster for me.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Chatbrat

JoMar-you are absolutely right-Halls Harbour, Nova Scotia--best lobsters ever-3-5 pounds of heaven & cheap too. Pulled in there with our boat. Cleaned the bottom without a haul out. Waited for their 20' tide to run out and boat sat high & dry for a while.

Cold water lobster from Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, fresh after fishing, .... nothing better.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

We had lobsters at Red Lobster a few months back and much to my surprise, they were pretty good.

An interesting story about lobster. My father spent much of his childhood in the Moncton, New Brunswick area. This was back in the late 20s and early 30s. He said that he was often embarrassed because the the well off kids had sandwiches with different kind of meat in them. The poor kids, like him, went to school with lobster sandwiches.
Lobster was so abundant in the Bay of Fundy that it was considered a nuisance fish. It would get caught in the nets of the fishermen trying to catch, cod, haddock, halibut and other types of fish. They would sell it to the poor people because they couldn't get very much for it.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

My father spent much of his childhood in the Moncton, New Brunswick area. This was back in the late 20s and early 30s. He said that he was often embarrassed because the the well off kids had sandwiches with different kind of meat in them. The poor kids, like him, went to school with lobster sandwiches.
Lobster was so abundant in the Bay of Fundy that it was considered a nuisance fish. It would get caught in the nets of the fishermen trying to catch, cod, haddock, halibut and other types of fish. They would sell it to the poor people because they couldn't get very much for it.

I guess we were poor people - when I grew up in Nova Scotia, we were fed a constant diet of lobsters, oysters, clams and other fish.
Funny how lobster went from a cheap source of protein to an expensive delicacy.
Prior to that, lobsters weren't eaten at all, they were used as fertilizer.

[Chatbrat]

In Maine, they used to feed prisoners in the penitentiary lobsters.

[JerryLBell]

Originally Posted by Chatbrat

In Maine, they used to feed prisoners in the penitentiary lobsters.

I've also read that some lumber companies in that area, when advertising for lumberjacks, would promise NOT to feed you lobster more than 3 or 4 times a week. Lobster was NOT considered fine eating for quite a while! I'm curious as to how the lobster industry overcame that and turned it into haute cuisine.

[Skip]

Just back from the northeast and the fishermen were getting only $4 each for "chickens" (1 lb. Lobsters with 2 claws). Pretty cheap.

Skip

[Chatbrat]

Maybe wrong but used to believe the minimum size for export from Maine was 11/4 lb

[Barefoot]

I didn't know this:

... 6 pounds of soft-shell lobsters or 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 pounds of hard-shell lobsters to make a pound of lobster meat.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

I didn't know this:

... 6 pounds of soft-shell lobsters or 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 pounds of hard-shell lobsters to make a pound of lobster meat.

now you know how much to buy for me

[fredthefisherman]

Originally Posted by Chatbrat

Twin midgets don't come close to a12 oz tail--I've had prawns bigger than Nancy's tails.

LOL!
Thank you I needed a good laugh!

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

now you know how much to buy for me

Wishing you sweet dreams tonight. I hope you dream of unicorns, double rainbows and Bare buying you lobster.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

Wishing you sweet dreams tonight. I hope you dream of unicorns, double rainbows and Bare buying you lobster.

You forgot lollipops. Leslie Gore is disappointed.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Sandtrap328

Monday night is Lobster Tail Night at Lopez Legacy. $24 for twin lobster tails and they ARE good!

Originally Posted by Chatbrat

Twin midgets don't come close to a12 oz tail--I've had prawns bigger than Nancy's tails.

Originally Posted by JoMar

Plus I believe they serve warm water lobster here, from South American waters. If you want a cold water lobster best way is to have shipped from up North. Expensive, but worth every dollar.

I tried the lobster special at Lopez and the tails were overcooked.
But others in our group seemed to like them, and I didn't say what I thought.
I was comparing them to fresh-fished cold water lobster, probably not a fair comparison.
In the restaurant's defense, they were incredibly busy.
On "lobster night", they probably cook batches of lobster and keep them warm under heat lamps.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

I tried the lobster special at Lopez and the tails were overcooked.
But others in our group seemed to like them, and I didn't say what I thought.
I was comparing them to fresh-fished cold water lobster, probably not a fair comparison.
In the restaurant's defense, they were incredibly busy.
On "lobster night", they probably cook batches of lobster and keep them warm under heat lamps.

I want the one you get me fresh from the pot