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re: Do you purge your crawfish before you boil?
Posted on 3/30/12 at 6:22 pm to TigerWise
Posted on 3/30/12 at 6:22 pm to TigerWise
quote:. My family learned to peel faster. Plus we usually always plan for extra when we boil to have leftovers for some etouffee.
People who don't eat the poo vein eat crawfish at a much slower rate. Better hope there is more than enough to go around.
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Posted on 3/30/12 at 6:35 pm to yellowfin
fin, sorry if we've had this discussion before but where do ya'll plant??? husband keeps getting calls to pick up more land but we're maxed out at 2000 with just him and 2 hired hands ... also doing soybeans and crawfish. I just make the lunches during harvest!
I keep offering to help keep track of and pay the bills but for some reason he won't let me ... I think he thinks I'll have a heart attack!
I keep offering to help keep track of and pay the bills but for some reason he won't let me ... I think he thinks I'll have a heart attack!
This post was edited on 3/30/12 at 6:36 pm
Posted on 3/30/12 at 7:00 pm to yellowfin
quote:
Posted by Message yellowfin Do you purge your crawfish before you boil? Purging isn't a myth but you're not going to do it in your back yard either
What is the benefit to purging for 24+ hours and how is it done?
Posted on 3/30/12 at 7:13 pm to Alter X
save your salt for the boiled peanuts
Posted on 3/30/12 at 7:23 pm to hoghunter
All the research and science in the world is not going to keep a hard head Coonass from purging crawfish with salt. He is doing because his daddy did it and likely his Paw-Paw before him.
He's also likely to put a stick of margarine in the pot 'to make dem easier to peel'.
He's also likely to put a stick of margarine in the pot 'to make dem easier to peel'.
Posted on 3/30/12 at 7:27 pm to Alter X
Purging crawfish = tits on a boar hog. USELESS!
Posted on 3/30/12 at 7:53 pm to tiger91
ville platte
Posted on 3/30/12 at 8:27 pm to andouille
quote:
All the research and science in the world is not going to keep a hard head Coonass from purging crawfish with salt. He is doing because his daddy did it and likely his Paw-Paw before him.
This is true. And a real shite reason to do something.
Posted on 3/30/12 at 8:34 pm to BayouBlitz
What's amazing in this thread is that people think that purging=washing them with water.
"purging" is trying to clean them out with salt water and make them purge (or puke as crap out all the poo).
Washing them is just that.
"purging" is trying to clean them out with salt water and make them purge (or puke as crap out all the poo).
Washing them is just that.
Posted on 3/30/12 at 8:40 pm to Coon
"Purging" with salt water is fricking dumb. The guys that do this likely return crawfish to a boil for a set amount of time, which is retarded. They then put the crawfish in an ice chest and season the outside.
Posted on 3/30/12 at 8:58 pm to yellowfin
fin that's my home town. Thought you lived in Lafayette??? That's quite a drive if you are actively farming!
Posted on 3/30/12 at 9:03 pm to Alter X
Yes.
Plus i use ice and butter and sometimes I'll even sprinkle season on top just to do what all the know it alls on tis board say don't do.
Plus i use ice and butter and sometimes I'll even sprinkle season on top just to do what all the know it alls on tis board say don't do.
Posted on 3/30/12 at 9:09 pm to tiger91
family stuff, I'm not actively involved 
Posted on 3/30/12 at 9:12 pm to yellowfin
I was gonna say ...
Are you from there as in went to HS there? Went to Catholic school there and transplanted here. Never thought I'm marry into a farming family -- especially a farmer with a BS and an MS degree. But it's all good ... stressful at times and my mom worries about us more than I do. Go figure. After 15 years, you would think that I would have learned much of what there is to know AND to stop worrying!
C'est la vie ... but the plus side, is that I have my own personal crawfish guy!!!
Are you from there as in went to HS there? Went to Catholic school there and transplanted here. Never thought I'm marry into a farming family -- especially a farmer with a BS and an MS degree. But it's all good ... stressful at times and my mom worries about us more than I do. Go figure. After 15 years, you would think that I would have learned much of what there is to know AND to stop worrying!
C'est la vie ... but the plus side, is that I have my own personal crawfish guy!!!
Posted on 3/30/12 at 9:20 pm to tiger91
I am active on the crawfish side
shoot me an email, you probably know my people in ville platte
chubbychicksoftheot@yahoo
shoot me an email, you probably know my people in ville platte
chubbychicksoftheot@yahoo
Posted on 3/31/12 at 11:52 am to yellowfin
got it
Posted on 3/31/12 at 12:35 pm to tiger91
It takes time and they sure try to pinch, but it's worth the effort. Anything less is a waste of time.
Posted on 4/1/12 at 9:39 am to Choctaw
quote:
purging" is not a myth. its happened right before my eyes hundreds of times.
Just what do you think this "purging" by soaking in salt water for 5 minutes accomplishes?
Posted on 4/1/12 at 11:22 am to GonePecan
Salt might help clean them quicker since it is abrasive. But in the end your just cleaning the outside shell. My feeling is using salt just kills your grass it isn't necessary.
Posted on 4/1/12 at 11:34 am to Alter X
We scrub each one with a toothbrush
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