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Throwing a soft shell fry next weekend for 18 people. How many soft shells per person?
Posted on 7/26/24 at 9:20 am
Posted on 7/26/24 at 9:20 am
I will have other food prepared too, I am just trying to figure out how many soft shell crabs I need to order in advance. Thanks
-Red
-Red
Posted on 7/26/24 at 9:31 am to VoodooVibes
With other food items, 1 per head unless they are small. Then 2 per head.
Posted on 7/26/24 at 9:34 am to VoodooVibes
Depends on how good the other prepared food will be
Posted on 7/26/24 at 9:48 am to OTIS2
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With other food items, 1 per head unless they are small. Then 2 per head.
Right, they aren't all created the same. I'd say large 1 per, small 2 per.
Posted on 7/26/24 at 3:15 pm to VoodooVibes
If you are looking to invite 19 let me know. I would say get two for me, thanks.
Posted on 7/26/24 at 3:53 pm to rodnreel
Where are you ordering them from and how much do you anticipate paying…. I would say 2 per person as these days they tend to run on the small size….
Wish I had a friend like you soft shell crabs/Poboy or over pasta is one of my all time favorites….enoy and post some pictures
Wish I had a friend like you soft shell crabs/Poboy or over pasta is one of my all time favorites….enoy and post some pictures
Posted on 7/26/24 at 4:15 pm to VoodooVibes
I would get 20.
ETA. I use to get 2nds (missing legs, smaller crabs, or ones that started to get a little firm) from a guy that crabbed for $1 a piece....... this was about 10-12 years ago. He still crabs but his wife passed and they don't do the soft shells anymore. I miss them $1 softshells
ETA. I use to get 2nds (missing legs, smaller crabs, or ones that started to get a little firm) from a guy that crabbed for $1 a piece....... this was about 10-12 years ago. He still crabs but his wife passed and they don't do the soft shells anymore. I miss them $1 softshells
This post was edited on 7/26/24 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 7/26/24 at 5:14 pm to hubertcumberdale
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thats gonna get pricey
Yep. The wife and I were at the Westwego Seafood Lot about 2 months ago and they had fresh soft shell crabs for $10 each and they weren't worth bragging about.
This post was edited on 7/26/24 at 5:20 pm
Posted on 7/26/24 at 5:33 pm to gumbo2176
Idk what they cost raw.
I had a sandwich at Dewey Destin’s a few months ago and it was $16.50 with a side. It had two small crabs. Seemed like a good price.
I had a sandwich at Dewey Destin’s a few months ago and it was $16.50 with a side. It had two small crabs. Seemed like a good price.
Posted on 7/26/24 at 11:18 pm to VoodooVibes
I love me some softshell crabs Red.
Posted on 7/27/24 at 5:49 am to VoodooVibes
1.5 per person, 27 total, heck just round it to 30. You will have enough and a few leftover.
Posted on 7/27/24 at 1:15 pm to VoodooVibes
if you do 1 pp you better hand them out LOL. Because I would absolutely take two
Posted on 7/30/24 at 12:11 pm to VoodooVibes
St Mary Seafood ...Mr. Edgard of Swampeople fame..in Franklin sells fresh #1's for $60/dz and frozen #2's for 40 dozen..They are the best purveyors of soft shells in the state!
Posted on 7/31/24 at 8:00 am to cgrand
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if you do 1 pp you better hand them out LOL. Because I would absolutely take two
we get them from the farmers market at Pennington sometimes and its pretty hard not to eat at least 2 after theyre all fried up
Posted on 8/1/24 at 3:30 pm to VoodooVibes
Depending on how you batter them they almost always come out looking larger post-fry, so there's that. I would kill for #1s at $60. Last time I was at Schaefer's in Bucktown I believe they wanted $14 per.
And unless you know all your guests there may be some that won't eat a softshell. Typically I'm one to convince someone to at least try an unfamiliar food, but when I comes to softshells staying mum means more for me!
And unless you know all your guests there may be some that won't eat a softshell. Typically I'm one to convince someone to at least try an unfamiliar food, but when I comes to softshells staying mum means more for me!
Posted on 8/1/24 at 4:39 pm to VoodooVibes
You could also offer an option to have them on a sandwich or poboy to make more filling.
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