{"product_id":"fat-crab-jimmy-sook-special","title":"Jimmy \u0026 Sook ½ Bushel, [5.5\"-6.5\"]","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1366\/4785\/files\/Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge_80125_cbfdf635-71e3-4981-ad0e-47b91c01ba36.png?v=1754083903\"\u003eCelebrate Mardis Gras with \u003cstrong\u003e(1) Half Bushel Male Jimmy and Female Sook Blue Crab Mix\u003c\/strong\u003e from 5\"-6\" point-to-point on the top shell. As pictured, you'll receive freshly steamed \u0026amp; spiced Maryland Blue Crabs. Boasting buttery, robust meat, this blue crab half bushel has the best of both worlds. \u003cem\u003eFlaky male meat\u003c\/em\u003e and denser, \u003cem\u003esweeter female meat.\u003c\/em\u003e Wow! What a selection. Your order arrives in a custom crab cooler with about\u003cstrong\u003e 3-4 dozen crabs.\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1366\/4785\/files\/Almost_Spring_Email_Signup_Banner_20926.gif?v=1770667845\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1366\/4785\/files\/X_Jimmy_Sook_090125.jpg?v=1756724670\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Forte;\"\u003e✍️Does naming the Blue Crab personal names make for a delicious dish or a wily pet?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Forte;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1366\/4785\/files\/CD_Live_Crabs_with_Bushel_Baskets_70125.jpg?v=1751369229\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Papyrus;\"\u003eIn the late 1800’s Chesapeake Bay crabbers began calling male, larger crabs \u003cb\u003e“Jimmies”\u003c\/b\u003e, and females, \u003cb\u003e“Sooks”.\u003c\/b\u003e The reasoning the sun-burned crew called the blue-tipped crab “Jimmy” may stem from a desire to find personality in the catch as the days stretched into full noontime sunshine. “Jimmy”, a popular name in the 1800’s makes sense, but what about “Sook”? Korean in origin, “Sook” means purity. \u003ci\u003eDo you think these early crabbers gave feminine attributes to the female crab?\u003c\/i\u003e The male crab does indeed protect the female sook when she’s molting, holding her, protecting her from the ravenous “Beautiful Swimmers that are Savory,” a well-known title for the blue crab.\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1366\/4785\/files\/e_Live_Crabs_41423.jpg?v=1752432830\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Papyrus;\"\u003eIt seems the relationship with the blue crab extended to \u003ci\u003eother aspects of its maturity.\u003c\/i\u003e Young female crabs with “red nail polish” wore the name \u003cb\u003e“Sally”\u003c\/b\u003e. A Jimmy and Sook mating were aptly called \u003cb\u003e“Doublers”\u003c\/b\u003e. Crabs that were losing their armored shell, ready to grow a new one were referred to as \u003cb\u003e“Peelers”.\u003c\/b\u003e Even the pregnant Sooks with a spongy egg sack were declared \u003cb\u003e“Sponge Crabs”.\u003c\/b\u003e Crabbers consistently attempted to give human attributes to the crab, trying to understand why this crustacean was so darn mad, just snapping away!\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1366\/4785\/files\/Video_Thumbnail_Spicing_73035.jpg?v=1753916529\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Papyrus;\"\u003eThe progression of the crab’s popularity started with the \u003cb\u003eAlgonquin and Iroquois Indians\u003c\/b\u003e who used spears, woven baskets, and traps to capture these wily bay creatures. The colonials watched in amazement and applied their own know-how of handlines and proceeded to ship crabs to Europe. In fact, the \u003ci\u003eMediterranean Sea\u003c\/i\u003e teems with blue crab cousins to the Chesapeake Bay, thanks to these zealous settlers. In the late 1800’s \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Lewis of Virginia\u003c\/b\u003e developed the crab pot which took the crab catching to an ultimate crab feast level!\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn fact, today in the states of Maryland, Louisiana, and Alaska, a $600 million plus industry hits the crab boat’s decks. Even though the watermen attempted to personalize the blue crab, the \u003cb\u003esavory salty sweet, buttery meat\u003c\/b\u003e won precedence. 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