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CAMBRIDGE, MD — In a time-honored tradition that has become a staple in Dorchester County, volunteers gathered once again in downtown Cambridge to assemble the iconic Crab Basket Christmas Tree. This ...
Annual Crab Basket Christmas Tree Lights Up Downtown Cambridge for the 10th Consecutive Year
CAMBRIDGE – The iconic crab basket Christmas tree located in the heart of downtown Cambridge endures another year and continues to inspire holiday cheer. Now in its 11th year, the tree was conceived ...
ANDREA GRABENSTEIN agrabenstein@chespub.com 0 GRASONVILLE — The Queen Anne’s County Watermen’s Association hosted the fifth annual ceremonial crab basket tree lighting ...
One hundred and seventy bushel baskets sit in downtown Cambridge fully equipped with ornaments, Christmas lights and of course, crab shells. This Dorchester County tradition has grown since its start ...
Crabs are decapod crustaceans, either the Brachyura (the "true crabs") or various groups within the closely related Anomura (hermit crabs and allies), characterised by having a heavily armoured shell, their tail segments concealed under the body, the ability to run sideways, and the habit of hiding in rocky crevices.
Crab, any short-tailed member of the crustacean order Decapoda (phylum Arthropoda)—especially the brachyurans (infraorder Brachyura), or true crabs, but also other forms such as the anomurans (suborder Anomura), which include the hermit crabs.
With so many edible crab species (including rare types of crabs) in the ocean and so many amazing crab preparations, we needed some extra help. So we spoke with several seafood experts who guided us through their favorite ways to prepare 13 different types of crabs.
