Crab cakes are supposed to look like a baseball made of backfin. Not a brown, deep-fried, wafer of bread crumbs with crab juice sprayed on.

A chef will use a little egg batter to hold it together.

Wait, wait, this is a Getaway thread. yes, we will see some of you soon at the pregetaway singaround. We usually stop at the Royal Mile Pub for Lunch around 1:00 or so for lunch on Friday and then on to West River. I take the southern route, disliking Rt 50.