| DID YOU KNOW in the 1800's lobster was known | | | | enjoy your "Scavenger of the Sea" or "Poor |
| as a "poor mans food"? Poor colonial | | | | Man's Chicken," whatever you call |
| families, prisoners, servants and children | | | | it….it's delicious! |
| often ate lobster because of its huge | | | | |
| abundance and easy accessibility. Yes, it is | | | | Top 13 Things to Know about Lobsters: |
| hard to imagine, but there was a time when | | | | |
| this seafood delicacy was embarrassing to eat | | | | 1. Once lobsters catch their prey, they use |
| and often shunned upon. You see, in the | | | | the teeth in their stomachs for chewing |
| 1800's people with money could afford healthy | | | | |
| meat such as cattle and beef, but for people | | | | 2. Summer and Fall are peak lobstering |
| living along the coast, lobster and other | | | | seasons |
| seafood were seen as a cheap, attainable way | | | | |
| to feed the mouths of their hungry families. | | | | 3. The largest lobster was found in Nova |
| Instead of throwing away lobster shells with | | | | Scotia in 1977 weighing 44lbs and 4 ft long |
| the rest of their trash, colonial families | | | | |
| dug holes in their backyard to dispose of the | | | | 4. Maine is the largest lobster producing |
| lobster shells in hopes that no one would | | | | state in the country |
| notice last night's meal. | | | | |
| | | | 5. Lobsters "molt" or shed their shell |
| Not only was lobster used for a poor family's | | | | hundreds of times before their death |
| dinner, but for fish bait and fertilizer for | | | | |
| Native American crops. Lobster was so | | | | 6. Lobsters' sense of smell is their greatest |
| plentiful that they could pile up to 2 feet | | | | trait in helping them find food |
| high on the shores of Plymouth where people | | | | |
| would gather them by hand. These were not | | | | 7. For every 1 pound a lobster weighs, they |
| 2-pound lobsters we are familiar with today, | | | | are 5-7 years of age |
| these lobsters could weigh up to 40 pounds | | | | |
| and measure about 4 feet in length. They | | | | 8. Lobsters are most closely related to the |
| would crawl out the ocean's waves onto the | | | | insect family |
| shore and lay there upon the thousands. Can | | | | |
| you imagine if this was the case today? It | | | | 9. Lobsters have no vocal chords |
| would be impossible to find a space on the | | | | |
| beach! | | | | 10. Humans are the main predators of lobster |
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| Needless to say, the degrading lobster | | | | 11. A wild lobster will continue to grow its |
| nicknames like, "Poor Man's Chicken" and | | | | entire life |
| "Scavengers of the Sea" did not last long. In | | | | |
| the 1850's lobster trap fishing became a | | | | 12. Lobsters eat other lobsters |
| profession where men would go out and hunt | | | | |
| for these scorpion related species in boats | | | | 13. In bright light, a lobster is nearly |
| that circulated salt water to keep their | | | | blind |
| lobsters alive and by 1885 the lobster | | | | |
| industry was thriving and selling for 10-12 | | | | Author Bio: |
| cents a pound. Now, everyone from New York to | | | | |
| Chicago was enjoying Maine lobsters and | | | | Jimmy Faro is the Owner of ( a division of |
| expensive restaurants were using them in | | | | Constitution Seafood. A fourth generation |
| their pies and sauces. | | | | Lobster & Seafood New Englander born in the |
| | | | business in a small seaside town in |
| Today, lobster is one of the most expensive | | | | Massachusetts, he and the staff at work |
| items on the menu and is not cheap to buy in | | | | directly with lobster boats and seafood |
| markets either. Now, branded as a delicacy, | | | | dealers from Maine to Rhode Island to give |
| lobster is featured all over the world on | | | | you the freshest lobsters and seafood that |
| cooking shows and prepared in exotic | | | | you would expect from New England's pristine |
| assortments in world-renowned restaurants. So | | | | coast and pure cold Atlantic waters. |