Sunday, May 23, 2010

Sundays in My City

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I promised you squid cutting pictures and I do not disappoint! We had our big Maritime Festival here yesterday and the squid that we cut on Friday became calamari! Let's take an inside look on how squid are cut by a certain group of fabulous women at one of the Cape's most beautiful spots......

Squid have ink in them. They squirt it when they are escaping a predator. Unfortunately, if you break the squid "pen" while you are dissecting the squid, you get black ink on you (and under your nails and in your hair....)


My sister being silly with her piece of squid.


This is actually the good part of the squid that has been cut. This will be washed off and fried!


Like I said, your hands get inky. Probably should have taken the rings off first.


The girls hard at work.


Still more to go in the cooler...


When I said "pretty", I meant it!


We are almost done! And we are still smiling! Where's Mike Rowe when you are doing a good 'dirty job'?


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12 comments:

  1. Tara R.May 23, 2010 at 8:48 AM

    Great snaps... but, ewww.... I do love me some fried calamari though.

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  2. RaymondeMay 23, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    Love squid!

    Great pictures!

    Thanks for sharing. xxx

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  3. RNSANEMay 23, 2010 at 1:16 PM

    I think the critters aren't that cute but they sure taste good going down!

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  4. SonyaMay 23, 2010 at 2:22 PM

    Hmmm fried squid is so good! those are such great photos!

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  5. Maude LynnMay 23, 2010 at 3:19 PM

    That looks like hard work!

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  6. Joanna JenkinsMay 23, 2010 at 4:08 PM

    For being up to your elbows in squid, your group looks like they are having a great time. Me? I'd have watched from a distance and taken pictures ;-)

    Happy SMIC,
    jj

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  7. HeatherMay 23, 2010 at 7:15 PM

    YUM! Great shots!

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  8. beckiMay 23, 2010 at 7:51 PM

    had such a good time....always LOVE cleaning squid....especially with such a great group!!1

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  9. mimblesMay 23, 2010 at 9:37 PM

    Fun and tasty! Eventually at any rate :-)

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  10. Lee AnnMay 24, 2010 at 6:58 AM

    wow, I love squid! looks like you had a lot of fun! x

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  11. scargosunMay 24, 2010 at 11:34 AM

    My Mom was up in your neck of the woods (W. Dennis) this weekend for a wedding. I would have sent her over if I'd known your be chopping squid. ;) She sent me a text letting me know they were going to Grumpy's for breakfast. Gee thanks Mom, I'll just eat my gruel while you indulge in muffins.

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  12. Claudya MartinezMay 25, 2010 at 9:48 PM

    I love calamari, but I've never had to do any of the hard labor.

    Congratulations on 100 followers!!!

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