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Text Resources Classification Purchasing, Storing, Handling Preparation Nutrition Recipes - Seafood
Recipes - Abalone Recipes - Clams Recipes - Conch Recipes - Crab Recipes - Crayfish Recipes - Cuttlefish
Recipes - Lobster Recipes - Mussels Recipes - Octopus Recipes - Oysters Recipes - Scallops Recipes - Scampi/Langoustine
Doing Your Bibliography Recipes - Shrimp Recipes - Snails Recipes - Squid Puzzles, Brochure

 

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Text Resources

641.1 HIL

Hill, Barbara. The cook's book of essential information. Washington: Sumner, 1987.

 

641.3 NUG

Nugent, Nancy. Food and nutrition. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1983.

 

641.6 BLO

Bloom, Leslie Beal. Seafood cooking for dummies. Foster City, Calif.: IDG Books, c1999.

 

641.6 COL

Collin, Rima. The pleasures of seafood. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c1976.

 

641.6 ELI

Elliott, Elaine. Lobster and other shellfish. Halifax, NS: Formac, c1996.

 

641.6 HAN

Hansen, Evie. Seafood twice a week. Richmond Beach, Washington: National Seafood Educators, c1997.

 

641.6 HOW

Howarth, A. Jan, 1938-. The Canadian fish cookbook! Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre in co-operation with the Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, 1983.

 

641.6 MCI

McIntosh, Barbara-jo. Tin fish gourmet: great seafood from cupboard to table. Vancouver, BC: Raincoast Books, c1998.

 

641.6 WIL

Willan, Anne. Fish classics. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1993.

 

REF 641 LAR

Montagné, Prosper, 1865-1948. Larousse gastronomique: the new American edition of the world's greatest culinary encyclopedia. New York: Crown Publishers, 1988.

 

REF 641.03 FOO

Foods & nutrition encyclopedia. Clovis, Calif.: Pegus, c1983.

 

REF 641.1 KIR

Kirschman, Gayla J. Nutrition almanac. 4th ed. Toronto, ON: McGraw-Hill, c1996,1973.

 

REF 641.1 NUT

Nutrition almanac. Rev. & updated [ed.]. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1984.

 

REF 641.1 NUT

Nutrition Search, Inc. Nutrition almanac. Rev. ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1979.

 

REF 641.1 WIL

Wilson, Eva D. Principles of nutrition. 4th ed. New York: Wiley, 1979.

 

REF 641.3 GEL

Gelb, Barbara Levine. The dictionary of food and what's in it for you. New York: Paddington Press, 1978.

 

Classification

Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online

 

Purchasing, Storing, Handling Tips

The Cook's Thesaurus - Shellfish - Provides information on types available, selection, storage, preparation.

Market Forms of Shellfish - Explains what forms shellfish are sold in (shucked, head removed, etc.)

Seafood Savvy - Lots of information including how to tell if shellfish is fresh and of good quality.

Consumer Tips For Purchasing High Quality Seafood - Tips for purchasing Crabs, Lobsters and Crayfish, Clams, Oysters and Mussels, Scallops, and Shrimp.

Safe handling of Seafood - Suggestions on determining whether or not a vendor is handling seafood properly as well as tips for the consumer.

Foodborne Illness Related to Seafood - How to avoid contamination and infection.

All About Dublin Bay Prawn, Langoustine, or Scampi - Includes a description, preparation and selection tips, and recipes.

Scampi - All you ever wanted to know about (European) scampi but were afraid to ask.

Cleaning Clams - Includes photos.

Razor Clam Cleaning Instructions - Diagrams and step-by-step instructions for cleaning razor clams

Preparation

Cooking Measure Equivalents

Preparing Fresh Seafood: Oysters, Clams, Mussels, Squid

Shellfish Facts - Blue Crab, Blue Mussel, Crawfish, Hard Clam, Lobster, Oyster, Scallops, Shrimp, Soft Clam, Squid

Shrimp

Peeling and Deveining Shrimp (has  a video)

Escargots - Preparing live snails.

Abalone Meat Preparation and Recipes

Preparing Snails

Conch Cleaning

Crab Cooking & Preparation

Preparing Crabs for Cooking - has photos

Waitrose.com - Crab Preparation - Waitrose Food Illustrated - has photos and step-by-step method.

Crab Preparation - Cooking Louisiana - has photos and step-by-step method.

Cooking Lobster with Laura - learn how to prepare a live lobster, crack a lobster

An Illustrated Guide to Cleaning a Scallop (photos)

Opening and Cleaning Scallops (photos)

Learn to Shuck Oysters (Diagrams)

Seafood Preparation - Handling your catch

Includes Abalone, Bearding Mussels, Opening Mussels, Opening Oysters, Opening Scallops, Clam, Cockle & Pipi Preparation, Cuttlefish Preparation, Octopus Preparation, Squid Preparation
 

Louisiana Crawfish Boil, Crawfish Boil History and Recipe, How To Eat or Suck Crawfish - This article discusses crayfish, including cleaning, handling, preparation, and nutrition.

Answers To Commonly Asked Questions About Oysters

Squid Cleaning Guide

 

Nutrition

Nutrition Toolbox - Database provides nutritional analyses for 40,000 foods.

Shellfish Nutrition Comparison

Nutrition Facts and Chart For Cooked Seafood

Shellfish Nutrition - Mussels, clams, oysters

Crab Nutrition and Recipes

Escargots - Nutrition

Eating apple snails

 

Recipes

Seafood Cooking Tips

Just Seafood Recipes

 

Shrimp

Just Seafood Recipes - Shrimp recipe index

Shrimp - Recipes

 

 Scallops

Just Seafood Recipes - Scallops recipe index

RecipeSource: Scallops Recipes

 Oysters

Maryland Oysters - Recipes

Brady's Oysters

Oyster Recipes

Oyster Lovers' Recipes

 Snails

Recipe Cottage - type "snails" in the search box.

Recipe Search Results: Snails

Edible Molluscs Sophie's Recipe Pages

 

Conch

Florida Keys Treasures Queen Conch Recipes

 

Abalone

RecipeSource: Abalone Recipes

Abalone Recipes

 
Clams

Just Seafood Recipes - Clam Recipe index

Clam Recipes

RecipeSource: Clam Recipes

 

 Mussels

New York Seafood Council: Mussel Recipes

Mussel Recipes

Crayfish

Just Seafood Recipes - Crawfish Recipe index

Crayfish Recipes

Recipes

 
 Squid

Just Seafood Recipes - Squid recipe index

Collection: Squid Recipes

New York Seafood Council - Squid Recipes

 Octopus

Recipe Source: Octopus Recipes

Collection: Octopus Recipes

 
 Cuttlefish

Recipes - Cuttlefish - Thai Cuttlefish Salad

Mangiare Bene - Fish Recipes

RecipeSource: Cuttlefish with Spinach

 

Lobster

Just Seafood Recipes - Lobster Recipe index

Classic Lobster Recipes: Lobster Bisque, Newburg and More

Lobster and Seafood Recipes from Maine Lobster Direct

Eddy Lobster Company - Broiled, Baked, &Stuffed Recipes

 

Crab

Just Seafood Recipes - Crab Recipe index

Alaska Dungeness Crab Recipes

Maryland Blue Crab Recipes

RecipeSource: Crab Recipes

Scampi

 

Scampi Recipes

 

RecipeSource: Scampi

 

Bibliography

 

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EasyBib: Automatic Bibliography Composer -- MLA style only. Just fill in the information asked for, and EasyBib creates the bibliography. If you open a second browser window, you can go to the web sites you want to cite, and copy and paste their information into EasyBib.

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Puzzlemaker.com - Puzzles - word search, crosswords, etc.

 

 

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