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- Lobsters are legal size in 6-7 years.
- A 1.5 pound lobster has 8,000-10,000 eggs.
- There is no way to age a lobster. Anything you read
about how to tell their age is a guess. (Same as women,
I guess.)
- Lobsters are susceptible to several diseases, none
of which are transmitted to people.
- They have a nervous system like an insect and don't
appear to be able to process pain.
- The largest lobster was caught off the coast of
Nova Scotia. It weighed 44 pounds.
- Blue lobsters are very rare, but occur once in every
10,000 lobsters.
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*Lobster meat also contains omega-3 unsaturated fatty acids, the substances
that seem to reduce hardening of the arteries and decrease the risk
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- Twist off the large claws.
- Crack each claw with a nutcracker, pliers, knife, hammer, or
rock.
- Separate the tail from the body by arching the back until it
cracks.
- Break off the tail flippers.
- Insert a fork (or a thumb) and push the tail meat out in one
piece. Remove and discard the black vein which runs the entire
length of the tail.
- Unhinge the back shell from the body. The green part in the
body cavity is the tomalley, which many people consider the most
delicious part of the lobster. The coral-colored roe is also edible.
- pen the body by cracking it apart sideways. Lobster meat lies
in the four pockets (or joints) where the small walking legs are
attached. The small walking legs also contain excellent meat which
can be removed by sucking.
 
How do you tell a Male Lobster from
a Female?
Turn the lobster on its back and look at the first pair of swimmerets.
If it’s a male, the swimmerets are hard and bone-like;
they are soft and feather-like in the female.
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