tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post6199527029267202730..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: Friday Florida Food Post: Shrimp TalesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-86532784404306610892007-02-17T11:31:00.000-05:002007-02-17T11:31:00.000-05:00Garsh Sophie,put another log on the fire!!Garsh Sophie,put another log on the fire!!R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-86079072907904655642007-02-17T00:08:00.000-05:002007-02-17T00:08:00.000-05:00DAWG! I only WISH it was 34 here! One thermometer ...DAWG! I only WISH it was 34 here! One thermometer says 22, the other 26.4. WAY BRRRRR!!!!SophieMaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396958301555933308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-50112377439305641202007-02-17T00:00:00.000-05:002007-02-17T00:00:00.000-05:00Cathy S,Thanks. It looks like we'll be visiting th...Cathy S,<BR/>Thanks. It looks like we'll be visiting the area alot for the next 4 years.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Laura,<BR/>Hey! It's 34 here at midnight.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-15103384632257302262007-02-16T23:02:00.000-05:002007-02-16T23:02:00.000-05:00LOL, what a great story! Stay warm up there!LOL, what a great story! <BR/>Stay warm up there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-26309547163150438032007-02-16T22:41:00.000-05:002007-02-16T22:41:00.000-05:004th Street Shrimp Store is the best and Wednesday ...4th Street Shrimp Store is the best and Wednesday is all you can eat shrimp night. Here is a review. If you are in St. Petersburg, it is the best place to eat. Tell your USF bound girls to try it when they get homesick for your cooking.<BR/><BR/>http://www.frommers.com/destinations/stpetersburg/D40764.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-5702717759603370732007-02-16T21:18:00.000-05:002007-02-16T21:18:00.000-05:00POP,OOPS, I forgot to answer your question.This wa...POP,<BR/>OOPS, I forgot to answer your question.<BR/><BR/>This was Osteen's Restaurant's recipe from the Seasonal Florida Cookbook.<BR/><BR/>Basically, a roll in flour, a dip in an eggwash, and a light dusting of cracker meal. <BR/>Mrs. FC and I liked it, but prefer our own single (lighter) coat of cracker meal only.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-25580986941689473582007-02-16T19:28:00.000-05:002007-02-16T19:28:00.000-05:00Sandy,Yes, I figured there might be more mysteries...Sandy,<BR/>Yes, I figured there might be more mysteries there.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-48423609023417192552007-02-16T19:27:00.000-05:002007-02-16T19:27:00.000-05:00Pablo,Mac, Vicki, ThreeC,You first four got there ...Pablo,Mac, Vicki, ThreeC,<BR/>You first four got there before I wrote a single word. Pablo you might fit in well at our table. Vicki ... in my spare time?? Thanks tho!<BR/>Mac, oh a good mango is a wonderful thing.<BR/><BR/>HTeen,<BR/>No accounting for taste.<BR/><BR/>Deb,<BR/>No, I draw the line there, but I eat apple cores. Does that count?<BR/><BR/>ThreeCollie, <BR/>You shouldn't have to go to Europe to find shrimp.<BR/><BR/>roger, <BR/>"it's a whale of a tale to tell you lads, a whale of a tale that's true" ...kirk douglas, 20.000 leagues...<BR/><BR/>Alan,<BR/>I sure hope you mean as chicken and eggs.<BR/><BR/>Aikane,<BR/>We make our own. <BR/><BR/>Sophie,<BR/>I only eat mine until I start to get full, then I throw mine on her plate too.<BR/><BR/>Robin,<BR/>Shrimp fear me. I hope you enjoy yours!<BR/><BR/>Paintsmh,<BR/>Psssst, whine to your mom! Be extra pitiful ... we're suckers for that.<BR/><BR/>Mockingbird,<BR/>Welcome to Pure Florida! Good to see you know what hot sauce is the best! Gotta be datil.<BR/><BR/>Cathy S,<BR/>Take your personal trainer!<BR/>So this shrimp shop is something pretty special huh?<BR/><BR/>POP,<BR/>Noooooo! Don't cut it with mayo!<BR/>Sacrilege!<BR/>Your feast is just how we do it.<BR/><BR/>Mel,<BR/>CONGRATS ON ALL THOSE LIVES SAVED!!!<BR/>WOOHOOO!<BR/>Good thing you gave blood before all that sausage. No need to raise some injured persons cholesterol.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-2249299060113787332007-02-16T19:15:00.000-05:002007-02-16T19:15:00.000-05:00You may not have gotten any snow, but it was sure ...You may not have gotten any snow, but it was sure cold there.<BR/><BR/>My daughter-in-law was the only person that I knew that ate her shrimp tails, so I tried them and they aren't bad. It all depends on my mood if I eat them or not.<BR/><BR/>Mrs FC was clearly different than all the rest of your girlfriends and that's why you married her. heheheSandy Hatcher-Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011307599473627922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-89395559583130653062007-02-16T16:50:00.000-05:002007-02-16T16:50:00.000-05:00hello there...just wanted to tell you I didn't hav...hello there...just wanted to tell you I didn't have shrimp (tails are awesome BTW) but did have some smoked sausage from the new meat place in town that was rather tasty. Bought bacon and pan sausage too for frying in the AM with some homemade biscuits and blackberry jam. Also (and this deserves caps) I BECAME A GALLONEER TODAY! YAY me! I feel good about my existence and it didn't hurt a bit! :) Happy weekend!ImagineMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997806954000549002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-77674388770360521382007-02-16T16:05:00.000-05:002007-02-16T16:05:00.000-05:00What kind of breading or batter do you use?Thanks ...What kind of breading or batter do you use?<BR/><BR/>Thanks to hurricane teen and a link he gave me I have a brand new bottle, and I might add my first bottle, of Minorcan Datil Pepper Sauce. I'll mix it with some mayo and gobble up a whole bunch of those little critters this weekend. Add in a tossed salad and some homemade garlic bread and we'll have a feast!<BR/><BR/>I eat the tails but not that little plastic looking thing that comes between the tail and the rest of the shrimp. How's that for scientific lingo? :)<BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend! Also, stay warm. It's supposed to be 33 down here tonight.pissed off patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08854364015577541981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-44158381845442321612007-02-16T14:21:00.000-05:002007-02-16T14:21:00.000-05:00Oh, man. Don't tell my fiendish personal trainer ...Oh, man. Don't tell my fiendish personal trainer who would kick my butt, but I am going to have to go to 4th Street Shrimp Store for dinner tonight. See what you started! Shrimp prices are going to skyrocket from demand once people read your post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-8914393998387167542007-02-16T14:00:00.000-05:002007-02-16T14:00:00.000-05:00I always eat the whole fried shrimpwith some datyl...I always eat the whole fried shrimp<BR/>with some datyl pepper sauce from<BR/>St Augustine!<BR/>Since 1966!<BR/><BR/>MockingbirdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-49651521743006431752007-02-16T13:59:00.000-05:002007-02-16T13:59:00.000-05:00Shrimp, I want shrimp. This is said with a high le...Shrimp, I want shrimp. This is said with a high level of insanity. Shucks and it is snowing so I can't go get some. Darn it. You florida men are going to kill me.Paintsmhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912149407619396384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-71875505976405209152007-02-16T12:33:00.000-05:002007-02-16T12:33:00.000-05:00Now you've done it, fc. I'm going to have to have ...Now you've done it, fc. I'm going to have to have some shrimp this weekend. It's been such a long time. I don't think I'll try those tails, though. Great story about the missus.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-31711283456126071792007-02-16T12:17:00.000-05:002007-02-16T12:17:00.000-05:00Those look SOOOOOOOO good! I could just crawl into...Those look SOOOOOOOO good! I could just crawl into the monitor and.... mmmmmmm mmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm... Since I have no time for shrimp sauteeing today, I think I'll head for Barnhill's and fill a plate. Not even in the same league with yours, but any shrimp in a crave.<BR/><BR/>Duller eats the tails, so I just throw mine on his plate.SophieMaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396958301555933308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-53871071363917134712007-02-16T11:00:00.000-05:002007-02-16T11:00:00.000-05:00Hey, thanks for my platter! Aren't you going to fr...Hey, thanks for my platter! Aren't you going to fry up some for yourself? <BR/><BR/>Do you have a bottle of Firecracker Teen's pepper sauce? I might never leave.Aikänehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02438476021692386028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-81468530070494362422007-02-16T10:52:00.000-05:002007-02-16T10:52:00.000-05:00I process my shrimp tails through a hen. They're ...I process my shrimp tails through a hen. They're delicious when prepared that way. <BR/><BR/>....Alan {laughing}Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538108903073230589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-27919980109522075832007-02-16T10:48:00.000-05:002007-02-16T10:48:00.000-05:00what a tale!what a tale!rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910951099847351232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-64828218170288639142007-02-16T09:34:00.000-05:002007-02-16T09:34:00.000-05:00Do you eat the shells of those boiled peanuts too?...Do you eat the shells of those boiled peanuts too?Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-43741371740005497702007-02-16T07:19:00.000-05:002007-02-16T07:19:00.000-05:00I don't eat the tails, I have always just been tau...I don't eat the tails, I have always just been taught to suck the meat out of them with my teeth. My mom has eaten the tails before, but my family does not usually partake in this practice.<BR/><BR/>And now you've made me hungry.MinorcanMeteorolgisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095923117456588424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-42638824868640020162007-02-16T07:05:00.000-05:002007-02-16T07:05:00.000-05:00You mean there are people who don't eat the tails?...You mean there are people who <I>don't</I> eat the tails? Must be the kind of folks who put sweetener in their iced tea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-85050873052239979702007-02-16T06:56:00.000-05:002007-02-16T06:56:00.000-05:00Wait til paintmh see those...there will be no stop...Wait til paintmh see those...there will be no stopping her and someone will have to go to Rotterdam and buy her some frozen shrimp so she can have a fix.threecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-54741925359379918312007-02-16T06:53:00.000-05:002007-02-16T06:53:00.000-05:00I'm STILL awake and now I'm cold AND hungry. Maybe...I'm STILL awake and now I'm cold AND hungry. Maybe I'll go back to sleep and dream of shrimp, get up and go to the 4th Street Shrmip store and then, NOOOOO! fly back to Chicago for a zoo weekend. <BR/><BR/>FC- Just WRITE the definitive cookbook already! These even smell delicious. Like scratch and sniff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-82586743893116280972007-02-16T06:51:00.001-05:002007-02-16T06:51:00.001-05:00Those look good! I sure do miss that Florida seafo...Those look good! I sure do miss that Florida seafood. Actually I miss all the local Florida food. My wife thought mangos were OK until our neighbors, who live down there in Stuart, brought us some from their trees, now she's a Florida mangoholicThe MacBean Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530386297199010626noreply@blogger.com