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jblum315 11-19-2015 06:11 AM
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 11-19-2015 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Chatbrat (Post 1147693)
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. :mmmm:

Dr Winston O Boogie jr 11-19-2015 10:04 AM
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 11-19-2015 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 1147810)
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 11-19-2015 02:17 PM
In Maine, they used to feed prisoners in the penitentiary lobsters.

JerryLBell 11-20-2015 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Chatbrat (Post 1147927)
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 11-20-2015 07:33 PM
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 11-21-2015 02:15 PM
Maybe wrong but used to believe the minimum size for export from Maine was 11/4 lb

Barefoot 11-21-2015 04:24 PM
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 11-21-2015 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 1148931)
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:1rotfl:

fredthefisherman 11-21-2015 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Chatbrat (Post 1147562)
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 11-21-2015 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1148968)
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. :girlneener:

golfing eagles 11-22-2015 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 1149070)
Wishing you sweet dreams tonight. I hope you dream of unicorns, double rainbows and Bare buying you lobster. :girlneener:
You forgot lollipops. Leslie Gore is disappointed.:1rotfl:

Barefoot 11-22-2015 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Sandtrap328 (Post 1147534)
Monday night is Lobster Tail Night at Lopez Legacy. $24 for twin lobster tails and they ARE good!
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Originally Posted by Chatbrat (Post 1147562)
Twin midgets don't come close to a12 oz tail--I've had prawns bigger than Nancy's tails.
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Originally Posted by JoMar (Post 1147586)
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 11-22-2015 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 1149322)
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:1rotfl:


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