Crab Crunch

[Mullins, Bill]

shrimp boil

An event:
"Louisiana Brevities"
 Texas | Port Arthur | The Port Arthur News | 1939-10-18 p. 6 col 4.
"A shrimp boil for all members of Stanley Martin Post of the American
Legion was staged at the Legion Home, it was
announced by Commander L. A. Comeaux. "

A foodstuff:

Farmers Market Today
Mrs. Fred Beck
Los Angeles Times; Feb 13, 1953; pg. 4 col 1.
"Another wonderful item in the same sphere is Rex Brand "Crab and Shrimp
Boil."  This is a delightful blending of spices and herbs, of peppers
and seeds, to be added to the water when cooking green shrimps or making
bouillabaisse."

crab boil
a foodstuff
[advertisement for Van Macs seafoods]
Texas | Harlingen | Valley Morning Star | 1946-11-08 p. 16 col 2.
"Louisiana Special Crab Boil.  Excellent Seasoning for Shrimp, Crab and
Other Seafoods."

crab boil
an event
LODGE CLAIMS IKE'S IN, BUT HE CAN'T SAY WHY
CLAY GOWRAN
Chicago Daily Tribune; Jun 26, 1952; pg. 5 col 2.
"It will be celebrated with, among other things, a crab boil in New
Orleans; a watermelon party in Marion, Ind.; a baby parade in
Cincinnati; a barn dance in Lebanon, Pa., and the ascension of 5,000 toy
balloons in Hartford, Conn."

low country boil
foodstuff
Savannah
By RICK BRAGG
New York Times; Mar 5, 1995; sec 5 p. 10 col 1.
"Like its signature dish, the Low Country Boil -- a mix of sausage,
potatoes, corn on the cob and shrimp in the shell, all dusted with spicy
seasoning -- it is a genuine tast of the not-quite-tame country that
borders the grand old city of Savannah."

low country
(lots of places can be called "low country"; this is the earliest I've
found for the Southern Atlantic coastal region, from which "low country
boil" is named)
A Glimpse of Charleston.
New York Daily Times; Nov 5, 1853; pg. 2 col 5.
"The market affords a very singular spectacle:  abounding in blacks, who
sit throughout it, offering their fruits and poultry for sale, and
speaking their low country dialect."