Vol. 16, No. 37	July 24, 1997

Best crab cake recipes sought for annual Coast Day cook-off

There are as many ways to create crab cakes as there are cooks-no two chefs make the crustacean delights exactly the same. Some use old family recipes handed down for generations; others experiment with unusual combinations of seasonings and ingredients to enhance their crabby concoctions.

Each year, the Sea Grant College Program and College of Marine Studies sponsor a Crab Cake Cook-Off at Coast Day to determine the best blue crab cake cook in the area. Coast Day, scheduled this year on Sunday, Oct. 5, is an award-winning, annual educational festival and showcase for Delaware's marine resources and attracts more than 10,000 visitors.

Anyone with a great crab cake recipe is invited to submit a recipe using blue crab meat by Aug. 15. Eight finalists will be selected for the cook-off on Coast Day, based on the originality and balance between crab and other ingredients of the recipe. The winner receives $150, the runner-up $100 and the third-place-winner $75.

For a copy of the rules and entry form, call 645-4346, send e-mail to dhicks@udel.edu or write to: Crab Cake Cook-Off, University of Delaware, Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service, 700 Pilottown Rd., Lewes, DE 19958.