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Escaped Crabs at the Ford House

Posted by Maureen Day Campbell on January 9, 2008 at 8:32am in Family Stories (Click here to see them all!)
Does anyone remember the chaos when my Dad would bring a load of crabs to Grandmom to cook for the feast. All us kids would gather around that tiny kitchen and watch her and Aunt Honey pull them out of the basket and put them in the pot to boil. She would always let a few escape so all of us kids would scream and hop up on chairs and run. She loved doing that.

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  • Marianne Shlegle Solan January 10, 2008 at 3:22am
    I remember being about 5 years old and afraid because the crab was loose on the floor and coming my way, and Joyce picked me up and 'protected' me - she was my hero!!
    • Joyce Day Meuse > Marianne Shlegle Solan January 11, 2008 at 4:43pm
      I won't let those bad crabs get you. Ever.
  • FRANCES January 9, 2008 at 1:23pm
    HAHHAHA I REMEMBER THAT....DIDN'T A CRAB BITE GRANDMOM'S TOE HHAHAHHHHA
    • Maureen Day Campbell > FRANCES January 12, 2008 at 4:37am
      Yes, thats what she got for scaring us kids. Do you think she let them go on purpose?
    • donna kc > FRANCES January 9, 2008 at 1:43pm
      I can still smell the old bay seasoning. The escaped crab was the best part of vacation. I remember the Ford house and the old aluminum stock pots going on four burners. Crabs always got it. It was a scream.
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