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Book mango 418 Posted 6 years ago
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For shells

Hello,

Pick crab for shells, put in a pan, and place in cooler to dry for an hour.

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What does “for” mean here? Are the shells needed in the receipt?

  

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book mango 418 What does “for” mean here? Are the shells needed in the receipt? recipe "For" has so many little uses that you won't find this one in all the dictionaries.

  • book mango 418 What does “for” mean here?
  • Are the shells needed in the receipt?
  • recipe "For" has so many little uses that you won't find this one in all the dictionaries.
  • It means "to find".
  • You are to pick through the crabmeat and find and remove any pieces of shell you find.
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book mango 418 What does “for” mean here? Are the shells needed in the receipt?

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"For" has so many little uses that you won't find this one in all the dictionaries. It means "to find". You are to pick through the crabmeat and find and remove any pieces of shell you find. Very important. Not only does it kill your appetite to find foreign objects

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book mango 418Are the shells needed in the receipt? recipe?

No. The point is that you must find and remove the (pieces of the) shells, i.e., pick them out.

book mango 418What does “for” mean here?

It belongs in that whole field of meaning having to do with sear

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