Category Archives: Dining

Maryland’s 1969 Clam Queen

(Found via Ebay.com) “This is Lynda Hartley, of Severna Park, who popped out of a huge shell to open the annual clam festival in Annapolis. She is ending a year’s reign as Clam Queen.”

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A Chowder Feast

(Baltimore Sun, 8/20/1842) A party of gentlemen left our city on Thursday morning at an early hour, for the shores of Back River, with the determination of having an old fashioned chowder dinner, of which so much has been said … Continue reading

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Giant Hardshell Crab

Norris Seafood, Sue Grove Road.

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March 9 is National Crab Meat Day

By Eatocracy (CNN, 3/9/2012) “Pinch me! March 9 is National Crab Meat Day. There’s nothing like the fruit of the sea, and delving into a crab meat dish is a surefire way to feel the spray of the sea on … Continue reading

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