Clever Clarissa’s Household Tips & Advice

The scales must be shiny, the gills bright red and the eyes vibrant. It must NOT smell like fish, and the abdomen should not be distended.

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If you feel that you shrimps taste too much like they’ve been canned, or taste ‘like the freezer’, once they are thawed, marinate them in port wine for 15-20 minutes.

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Sprinkle them with a few drops of lemon juice as they are cooking. It will help stay firmer in the cooking pan and will help prevent them from coming apart.

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Stick the sausages with a fork a few times before cooking them. This will allow the boiling grease inside to escape and thus prevent splitting.

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Soak the sliced of slightly-dry ham in milk for a few minutes before cooking them.

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