Creola

In Louisiana the stores sell small bags of dried shrimp that are used as snacks or to cook with.We also purchase the shrimp, or catch them, to dry ourselves as I have done. Do others eat/ use these shrimp and if so how? I recently bought 120# of 60/80 shrimp and we boiled them in very salty water and lay them out on a metal sheet to dry while picking through and removing the heads .They are then put in crawfish sacks. After a week of taking in at night and putting out in the day and shaking the shells off we now have 15# of dried shrimp,so i would appreciate ideas on using them. I have only used them as a snack .

Our Thanksgiving dinner was the same as the past 30 years, give or take a few items depending on the year. Fruit punch with gin, as we have an abundance of oranges, satsumas, grapefruit etc Fried turkey that was injected with herb butter. Baked ham Rice dressing. Oyster cornbread dressing,with oysters straight off the boat Mac and cheese. Fresh steamed brussel sprouts with cheese sauce. Fresh sweet potatoe casserole with pecan crunch on top. radtek's pineapple dressing, made with crossiants and added cardamom.I really liked this and would like to try it with Indian spices to give it a true chutney taste. Vegetable tray and cranberry sauce. Pecan,pumpkin, and sweet potato pies. And the best part is the leftovers.