Learning about shrimp

Tuesday was our usual Bible study day, but we went to a shrimp boil instead.  We took Dale and Carol Hicks with us to the Port of Brownsville to visit the Zimco Shrimp Company.  There must have been 60 people from our park in attendance the owner gave a long talk about shrimping and shrimp. 

He was a young man whose family had been in the business for 80 years.  We all listened for over an hour.  He told more than I could absorb.  His main goal was to encourage us to always ask for and buy wild caught Gulf shrimp in groceries and restaurants like Red Lobster which serves farm raised shrimp from other countries.

Evelyn was thrilled and eagerly anticipated the shrimp that was boiled for our enjoyment.  The talk began at 10:30 and ended—sort of—at around noon.  That is when we were taken out to the shrimp boat for an on the spot lecture.  The wind had picked up considerably, making it miserably cold.  We were blessed to have brought jackets.  The man outside gave a very detailed description of life while shrimping in the Gulf.   

The box this man holds a box that would be frozen 3/4 full of beheaded shrimp.  By the way, shrimp is frozen on the boat while still shrimping in the Gulf.  Most of the shrimp boat is a big freezer.  He did a good job of going through the process of catching, heading, and freezing the shrimp. 

We returned to the hall for some free shrimp.  The owner boiled it and then cooled it in ice.  He told us how long to boil it and cool it.

Then we enjoyed some of his product.

We went to their store and bought 24 ounces of shrimp for $6.50 per pound.  This was a good price for the size of the shrimp.  We stopped for lunch at Rudy’s barbecue on the way home.