Instructions for eating crabs

Before getting started, cover your table with brown paper or old newspapers. When finished, just roll up the paper and throw the whole mess out. Be careful not to throw out your mallets or knives.

1.) Break off claws.	2.) Lift apron and grip shell.
3.) Peel off shell.	4.) Clean out "mustard" (yellow fat which can be eaten) and "devil" (cellulose-like gills, don't eat. Some people eat other 'giblets.
5. Break crab in half.	6.) Break section in half and remove backfin. Peel away shell from lump of meat.
7.) With a paring knife, cut remaining section from what was the center of the crab to the outside, releasing meat attached to legs. Pick or squeeze out all remaining meat.	8.) Position paring knife on white part of claw and strike with mallet just enough to go 1/3 into claw. Twist knife to break remaining shell. Pull out meat. Do same to the other part of the claw but remove meat with knife.

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