John wrote: > FWIW.... It was 37-deg. F at 30 feet last Sunday (January 27) in > Gloucester, MA. No scallops or lobbies spotted. Plenty of Chili's from > the summer harvest to warm us up, though! Man...you are dedicated divers. Brrrrr! I don't dive myself, but we've got a friend that does. He brought us some abalone fresh from a Mexican dive trip. We pounded the crap out of it, sliced it into strips, dipped it in beaten egg, breaded it with chile and cumin spiced bread crumbs, pan fried it in a quarter inch or so of peanut oil, then served it with salsa fresca, Mexican rice and refried black beans on the side. Mmmmm, mmm...good stuff. -- "Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations--entangling alliances with none..." --Thomas Jefferson: 1st Inaugural Address, 1801 Rich McCormack (Poway, CA) macknet@pacbell.net Who is Rich McCormack? Find out at... http://home.pacbell.net/macknet/