One-On-One with 16x World Crab-Picking Champion, Hurricane Hazel

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  • čas přidán 16. 05. 2023
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  • @petebarr780
    @petebarr780 Před 10 měsíci +473

    I am 39 years old and this is how I've been eating crabs my whole life. My mother use to pick crabs and showed me how to do exactly what she doing. It's funny eating crabs watching people struggle to get to the meat 😂 if they only knew. This is golden. If you found this video you are blessed. Pay attention

    • @Jail512
      @Jail512 Před 9 měsíci +12

      Man I could never eat em whole like that, my girl literally does mine like ima kid if she don’t i just say fuck it n eat the shell too😂

    • @dustyflair
      @dustyflair Před 9 měsíci

      na man just get in there and suck the meat out!!! Whole crabs are da bomb!!!@@Jail512

    • @jerseydevil1
      @jerseydevil1 Před 9 měsíci +31

      She wasting so much, that stuff gets added to a pot in my house lol crab bisque 🙏🏾

    • @thomaskiely-oz4bp
      @thomaskiely-oz4bp Před 9 měsíci +5

      Remind me of my mother.she was a great picker of blue crab .thamk you.god bless

    • @petebarr780
      @petebarr780 Před 9 měsíci +5

      @@Jail512 lol I use to do that too until I cracked a damn tooth... Butterflying them with a knife is by far the best way to eat em

  • @dannylewis1235
    @dannylewis1235 Před 9 měsíci +248

    This lady is absolutely a national treasure! It's way early in the morning & this warmed my heart. May she be ever inscribed in the book of life. Thank you Ms. Hazel.

    • @Samil101
      @Samil101 Před 9 měsíci

      Not eating crabs and pork

    • @ericwtfsky
      @ericwtfsky Před 9 měsíci

      I'm such a fast talker with adhd, so i LOVEEE and feel SO calmed by people like her who just speak at such a nice steady pace and so graciously. She takes careful thought with every word just in her actions I'm sure. I could listen to her all day.

    • @oldironsides4107
      @oldironsides4107 Před 8 měsíci

      Would be awful. I hate hearing old buzzards crow on and on.
      I’d just start nodding and filling my pockets up with crab and probably take her wig to stuff more crabs in to get the hell out of their.

    • @ericwtfsky
      @ericwtfsky Před 8 měsíci

      @oldironsides4107 no1 asked, wtf u expect from an interview
      Ironically u crowing on like some grumpy middle aged grump who's most likely single

  • @CA2SD
    @CA2SD Před 9 měsíci +106

    Can you imagine Ms. H.Hazel sitting at the dinner table sharing her stories while you're eating all you can crabs. That would be epic!

    • @td5737
      @td5737 Před 9 měsíci +4

      Lord yes❤❤

  • @lchurt220
    @lchurt220 Před 9 měsíci +104

    I never knew there was a career in crab picking. Miss Hazel
    Is a gem ❤

    • @vontyre7258
      @vontyre7258 Před 9 měsíci +3

      This is something that happens in beaufort county 2 to 3 seasons out of a year

    • @BornFree0731
      @BornFree0731 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Where did you think crabcakes came from??

    • @aquariusthompson8212
      @aquariusthompson8212 Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@vontyre7258wow that's really dope. You live there or you go there to visit for the event?

    • @daytonwoodford4386
      @daytonwoodford4386 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Yep crabs can’t pick them selves

    • @aquariusthompson8212
      @aquariusthompson8212 Před 9 měsíci +5

      @@daytonwoodford4386 yeah I thought prep cooks, factory machines or ppl at home did the crab picking lol. I also never knew ppl did crab picking specifically for a job title/career. Y'all don't need to keep coming for the person lls everybody don't know everything and jobs aren't the same in every area across the world.

  • @silverdollartrap
    @silverdollartrap Před rokem +143

    Dear Ms. Hazel, I met your nephew, Rodney, today at the Silver Dollar in Florida. I told him I was from Maryland, and he said he was from Crisfield. I immediately told him about my memories of Crisfield being known for the infamous crab pickers. He shared your story, and I was mesmerized! I have such fond memories of visiting there and being in awe of your skills! To this day, I am a very, very clean crab picker. You have such a wonderful nephew and I sure do hope I get to meet you some day when you visit him! Fondly, Laura Anthony Hohman

    • @wyleangilyard7637
      @wyleangilyard7637 Před 10 měsíci +4

      Silver dollar is in Tampa Fl.

    • @evanoneill619
      @evanoneill619 Před 9 měsíci +1

      How do their crabs look? I live right over the HF bridge, and st.pete doesn't have any good spots that I've found.

    • @wyleangilyard7637
      @wyleangilyard7637 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @evanoneill619 They have a crab spot in st pete

    • @TheRealEvvonne
      @TheRealEvvonne Před 9 měsíci +11

      @@wyleangilyard7637that’s what she SAID. She said Silver Dollar, Florida. She said she is FROM Maryland.

    • @evanoneill619
      @evanoneill619 Před 9 měsíci

      @@wyleangilyard7637 Yeah, they have plenty, and they're trash.

  • @citizencoy4393
    @citizencoy4393 Před 9 měsíci +93

    Never knew this was a career! I am a natural crab picker! When u have a big family u learn to pick them fast. And elders wouldn’t let u get another crab if u didn’t pick them properly!

    • @shakirahill885
      @shakirahill885 Před 9 měsíci +4

      Exactly. Catch on fast or you’ll get none lol

    • @photographyinflight4183
      @photographyinflight4183 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Don't be messin over them crabs!

    • @citizencoy4393
      @citizencoy4393 Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@photographyinflight4183 I know😭. I’ve cut out the pork now I have to stop with the crabs and shrimp.

    • @topshelf6771
      @topshelf6771 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Yes Crisfield and used to have about 10 crab houses at one point and if you were a good picker you could make some good money back in the day. I know being a city girl when I picked I made just enough to get my school clothes.

    • @RessurrectionGraves
      @RessurrectionGraves Před 9 měsíci +1

      You right about that!!

  • @michaelhemphill8575
    @michaelhemphill8575 Před 9 měsíci +15

    Miss "Hazel" is so"Gangsta"..she is not even really even looking ..once she touch the crab..muscle memory goes to work"..reminds me of my "Grandmother "!!

  • @pamalawilliams28
    @pamalawilliams28 Před 10 měsíci +250

    She’s killing me by throwing all those good crab fingers in the trash
    I’m in New Orleans and we eat claws , all the time ❤

    • @313Martin
      @313Martin Před 10 měsíci +35

      Right! I'm confused because she is throwing away all of the meat. Salute to her precious self, though

    • @tanequagray
      @tanequagray Před 10 měsíci +11

      I was watching like omg! I'm from New York and they crab going to be ripped apart messing with me, lol❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @Ladiistarch
      @Ladiistarch Před 10 měsíci +28

      Wow I thought I was the only one who felt like that omg !

    • @pattyjo6464
      @pattyjo6464 Před 9 měsíci +30

      I agree about those yummy sweet claws. I'm from Bayou country west of New Orleans, I was shocked that she tossed the eggs (roe) from that fat female crab, too. I would have cleaned it out of the shell and from inside the crab to add to meat being collected, too.

    • @EllaCruzfansite
      @EllaCruzfansite Před 9 měsíci +5

      FACTS

  • @jeffreygeorge219
    @jeffreygeorge219 Před 9 měsíci +8

    Im from Md, if a crab hits the floor, it gets eattin...$80 a dozen, im ready to eat the shells... This woman makes me smile, love to crack a cold beer, crack some crabs and listen to her storiess..

  • @bourbontrail565
    @bourbontrail565 Před 9 měsíci +11

    This Queen is Americana. Everyone should hear her story at some point/stage in their lives. So Happy I Did . Thanks For Sharing!

  • @wayneroberts4144
    @wayneroberts4144 Před 9 měsíci +4

    A touch of genuine America here and a throwback to simple times..........

  • @dirtydingus5465
    @dirtydingus5465 Před 8 měsíci +2

    I am a retired city police officer. I have been retired over 20 years now. I put 32 years into law enforcement. I met so so many sweet nice old black people (both men and women) just like this sweet dear woman right here! I miss those times when I would visit these friends and sit and talk with them for hours on end while I was working. I had the utmost respect for them and them for me. I learned so much from each, about history and the trials and tribulations of their lives, before my time. I am old now myself and have gone back many times since retiring for funerals, and birthday parties! This woman is a true treasure!

  • @nappyblack8002
    @nappyblack8002 Před 9 měsíci +2

    What an amazing, hardworking, beautiful queen. Bless her.....

  • @HeyitsBri_
    @HeyitsBri_ Před 9 měsíci +14

    So many people live their lives without finding people and things that truly bring them joy in life and Ms. Hazel has both in abundance. Bless her! May we all find this happiness

  • @Antos137
    @Antos137 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I could sit and listen to Mrs.Hazel for hours.Such a sweet and kind lady.May she be
    blessed with good health for many years.

  • @syreetacarroll7414
    @syreetacarroll7414 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Beautiful at 81 years young 💙💜💛💚🧡

  • @brianbogan175
    @brianbogan175 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Its times like this that reminds me of my Grandfather. I would just sit and listen to whatever he wanted to talk about. I miss him. 😢 Heck, I'm going to miss her when the Video is over. 😂🥰🥰

  • @olddawgdreaming5715
    @olddawgdreaming5715 Před 9 měsíci +18

    Miss Helen that was a marvelous demonstration and explanation of how to shuck and demeat those crabs. You are a treasure and wonderful person. Thanks for sharing with us, stay safe and don't forget the fun times. Fred.

  • @cleaningcrew6657
    @cleaningcrew6657 Před 10 měsíci +22

    OH! Never knew there was such a thing as a "Crab Picker". I'm from New York, even Long Island! What is done with all the crab's bodies that are discarded? Will they be boiled down to make seafood stock? May Lady Hazel live as long and joyful as her heart's desire.

    • @symone9156
      @symone9156 Před 9 měsíci +1

      I believe the shells are provided to watermen, to use as bait.

    • @topshelf6771
      @topshelf6771 Před 9 měsíci +2

      It’s funny I’m a NY’er also from Long Island, but I spent my summers in Crisfield and actually know Ms Hazel. I learned to pick in a “Crab House” and was able to spend my summers making money for the upcoming school year. You can get your hands pretty cut up if you’re not careful, but once you get the hang of it you can get the most meat out of a crab without using your teeth.😅 I even taught my daughter how to pick.

    • @cleaningcrew6657
      @cleaningcrew6657 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@symone9156 What's a Watermen?

  • @Vferrell83
    @Vferrell83 Před 9 měsíci +10

    Thank you, for this!!!! She's so wonderful, and we need to learn not just this but the lesson she spoke of..TEACH the younger ones the responsibilities of working and spending funds.

  • @mikaa444
    @mikaa444 Před 10 měsíci +11

    Wow, my Grandma used to pick crabs for a living. God rest her soul! ❤

  • @williamlackey123
    @williamlackey123 Před 9 měsíci +3

    81 year old… Sweet mama is a sweetheart! God bless her! 💜💯💪

  • @buckesmalls
    @buckesmalls Před 9 měsíci +17

    I grew up in OCMD my uncle is a waterman and had a lady that picked for him. Flora Purnell, she also cleaned ducks and geese for us $1 a duck $1.25 a goose. She was a a really good lady who always had a smile on her face. I miss the eastern shore and the people who live there.

    • @TW-mg3ld
      @TW-mg3ld Před 9 měsíci

      Where do you live now

    • @buckesmalls
      @buckesmalls Před 9 měsíci

      Colorado.. Moved here in 93' @@TW-mg3ld

  • @pro_diesel
    @pro_diesel Před 9 měsíci +1

    humble and determined....What America used to be. Its people like her that deserves national attention!...WE have lost our way, America!!

  • @renderuntocaesarwhatiscaes2300
    @renderuntocaesarwhatiscaes2300 Před 9 měsíci +27

    This lady is a master of art. A genius at her craft!!! Those crabs look absolutely delicious 😋

  • @nickawilliams5175
    @nickawilliams5175 Před 10 měsíci +6

    I wish I could have those claws. My, my, my.

  • @gerijohnson3850
    @gerijohnson3850 Před rokem +17

    I love you Hazel. You are a living legend. So glad I have been able to meet you in person. Much respect. Great interview. See you in September!❤

  • @jovanottic53
    @jovanottic53 Před 9 měsíci +11

    This video was amazing! God bless this lady, it’s amazing that she doesn’t even have to look at what she’s doing. I’m sure she can do it blindfolded. What a wonderful lady. God bless her.

  • @tobyihli9470
    @tobyihli9470 Před 7 měsíci +1

    She doesn’t look to be in her ‘80s! She looks terrific! Adorable!

  • @BigChefthefoodreviewer
    @BigChefthefoodreviewer Před 9 měsíci +4

    Can I have those claws for my gumbo 😂

  • @PracticalOutdoorist
    @PracticalOutdoorist Před 9 měsíci +6

    This lady is such a GEM ! This is what we need is strong women and men passing this technique onto the next generations. God bless this great lady. Thank you for this informative video

  • @JasonRyanWilson410
    @JasonRyanWilson410 Před 9 měsíci +1

    UHMAZINN! Bless big momma. That's what the world is missing is that strong Matriarchal figure! Larger than life!

  • @FormerPBABowlerJoeJenkinsII
    @FormerPBABowlerJoeJenkinsII Před 10 měsíci +16

    God bless you, ma'am. You're an amazing lady.❤

  • @shevelleht
    @shevelleht Před 9 měsíci +3

    She’s adorable! ❤

  • @kashmoney1043
    @kashmoney1043 Před 9 měsíci +10

    Ohhh I'd so love to spend a day with this Culinary Queen! ❤

  • @justdoinit2378
    @justdoinit2378 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Hurricane hazel is a great name lol peace love n blessings to her!!!

  • @justdoinit2378
    @justdoinit2378 Před 10 měsíci +9

    This make me want some crabs 🦀

  • @Nobility731
    @Nobility731 Před 10 měsíci +5

    I remember Neptune in Newport News Virginia back in the day they had some great crab pickers as well , mazing times back then , she taught alot of people .

  • @dougdumbrill7234
    @dougdumbrill7234 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Like a pianist, she neve has to look down!😮

  • @MRBJT51
    @MRBJT51 Před 9 měsíci +11

    That is awesome that you can actually do that!.... You have to appreciate the years and the amount of crabs that have been cleaned to get to that point. Somebody commented on doing this same exact technique... I'm 50 and never even seen this technique and have been around fish and crabs my whole life. For those that don't understand the build of these blue crabs... they can be a novice crab eaters nightmare!! with plenty of wasted meat, hand slices and lots of spitting out plastic like pieces of crab.... kudos to you ma'am.

  • @elainerobertson7329
    @elainerobertson7329 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Shes just precious! I love this..shes right Florida crabs are not the same as Chesapeake.

  • @ThaBigGuychef
    @ThaBigGuychef Před 9 měsíci +2

    Dang i Miss my og’s man . The days we used to sit on the creek catch fish and cook it there . Wild fruits where everywhere.

  • @mrdcato
    @mrdcato Před 9 měsíci +1

    Incredible, she is sharp as a razor. She looks like she could win a competition blind-folded!😳

  • @veronawebb9500
    @veronawebb9500 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I have so much respect and admiration for Hurricane Hazel. She is a gem. I’m very familiar with people who pick crabs for a living. Many of my NC relatives pick or picked crabs for a living also for YEARS! God bless them all!!!

  • @beardedelephant3023
    @beardedelephant3023 Před 9 měsíci

    You know you’re the champ when you can have a casual conversation while bustin down those crabs

  • @Wise_Observant
    @Wise_Observant Před 9 měsíci +3

    @Bloveslife should do a collab with this lady and/or The Crab Place! I’m sure that would be fun!

  • @tucksheezy05
    @tucksheezy05 Před 7 měsíci +1

    We must protect this woman at all costs

  • @johnmertens4360
    @johnmertens4360 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Ms. Hazel is so darn cute ..I would love to meet her someday ...keep doing your craft ..God Bless You ❤

  • @ashleybcookin
    @ashleybcookin Před 9 měsíci +5

    From the eastern shore, both my grandmas were professional crab pickers. Brought back memories. I was always fascinated when they used a knife so fast. To this day I just use my hands and teeth 😂

    • @sandrajackson5163
      @sandrajackson5163 Před 9 měsíci

      I was thinking the same as you. It's best to have sore gums than cut up and bloody fingers.😊😂🙋

  • @Btn1136
    @Btn1136 Před 2 měsíci +1

    She like a piano player not looking at the keys. Truly an artist!

  • @BeautifulWoman31
    @BeautifulWoman31 Před 9 měsíci

    I am from Kansas City KS, and I moved to Florida when I was 12 with my aunt and I'll be 46 10/18. I never have seen a crab and never ate any either. Listen when I had my first taste been a junkie ever since. I was taught by my aunt how to pick crabs. Because honey she was not going to keep spoiling you😂. I have since taught my children and they are teaching theirs. Watching her brings Smiles and Tears to my face, because my aunt who taught me is having crab boils in Heaven. Ms. Hazel is a Jewel, and I enjoyed this video. 🥰

  • @nathanstrickland6508
    @nathanstrickland6508 Před 7 měsíci +1

    What a sweet lady, I could listen to her all day.

  • @jakeMontejo3272
    @jakeMontejo3272 Před 9 měsíci +5

    Throwing away that crab butter though

    • @Greenliight
      @Greenliight Před 8 měsíci +1

      It’s a digestive/filtering gland so depending on where you catch them it can be unsafe to eat in larger quantities, I know some people think it’s good but to each their own

  • @tammiettt
    @tammiettt Před 10 měsíci +5

    C'mon people, Click the LIKE button... she could use your support!

  • @jbshascommon4687
    @jbshascommon4687 Před 8 měsíci

    I would adopt this woman as my grandmother in a heartbeat!!

  • @cynthiaWalker5226
    @cynthiaWalker5226 Před 9 měsíci +7

    I don’t buy crabs now that I live alone. I never knew that this was an actual occupation. We were taught how to get the meat out of crabs when we were little kids growing up in the South. We were not allowed to eat them until we knew how. This was very interesting to watch! Thank You!

  • @1thegreat841
    @1thegreat841 Před 3 měsíci

    Much respect to this woman 🙏🙏🙏 I’m going to follow her way and her way only and she deserves global.. credit for this !! Legendary and I wish she was my grandmother 😔 I’d love to just sit with her and speak about it all with her she definitely knows what she’s talking about

  • @Pgschool37
    @Pgschool37 Před 9 měsíci +2

    My very first job at 14y/o was picking crabs. I'll never forget the lady that introduced me to it. This brings back some good memories.

  • @rennyray11
    @rennyray11 Před 10 měsíci +3

    The meat is on the inside of that crab! That crab would have just went home with me, not in the trash 😂

  • @tireflipper8000
    @tireflipper8000 Před 8 měsíci

    Sweetest soul. Reminds me of my Grammy. God bless this woman.

  • @almazing24
    @almazing24 Před 10 měsíci +11

    She throwing away all the best parts of the crab the mustard and eggs

    • @djsvikings9281
      @djsvikings9281 Před 10 měsíci +8

      She would be picking for processing for sale at stores. Now if eating for personal use then a lot of people eat the fat too.

    • @symone9156
      @symone9156 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Those can't be placed in a container and sold and that's what she is picking for. The meat is going in a container and will be sold.

  • @JustJami74
    @JustJami74 Před 9 měsíci

    Ms. Hazel is so sweet and she is a great teacher. ♥

  • @jeansmith3064
    @jeansmith3064 Před 9 měsíci

    She is indeed a national treasure! I love watching and learning from these very talented and inspirational people. The fact that she can still do this as swiftly and skillfully as ever.
    Much love and respect for this wonderful lady.

  • @matthewlooby3708
    @matthewlooby3708 Před 11 měsíci +5

    Special human. Thank you for sharing her story.

  • @BeverlyDirkson-s3b
    @BeverlyDirkson-s3b Před dnem

    Don't know how old this vid is, but love it! My great aunt Fannie was a crab picker. Lived in Crisfield on Main St, next to Fire house. Went down there and to Pocomoke from Philly every summer. Learned early how to cook and pick 'em, and diff btwn males and females. Teagle Family had a "Back Home Club" where all would gather in Sept to feast as well. Good memories, great respect for the art of it!

  • @popsbeesgut3275
    @popsbeesgut3275 Před 10 měsíci +6

    Wonderful video bet she could do that blindfolded.

  • @benfrazier8385
    @benfrazier8385 Před 9 měsíci +1

    God bless the man/woman who findeth joy in their work or labor!!! A real blessing to watch and listen to ❤❤❤ 💯

  • @aland.3728
    @aland.3728 Před 9 měsíci +1

    We Marylanders have this down to a science! Maryland Blue, the best!!! And our Rockfish too!

  • @wanagi006
    @wanagi006 Před 9 měsíci

    I love her. I live on Chincoteague and these pickers are becoming far and few. We love and appreciate them all. These ladies can clean a bushel in the time it takes you or me to clean 6 crabs haha.. Theirs will be clean as the driven snow.... not a piece of shell to be found. Thank you Miss Hazel for keeping the Eastern Shore crab picker traditions alive. Oh... male crab (jimmies) apron is shaped like the Washington Monument, female crab (sooks) aprons are shaped like the Capitol rotunda.

  • @silvermediastudio
    @silvermediastudio Před 9 měsíci

    This is the most Maryland thing on the internet.
    Thank you Hurricane Hazel! Keep on pickin'.

  • @ANGELSLVME
    @ANGELSLVME Před 9 měsíci +1

    I’m the odd one that Loves that MUSTARD! Grew up eating crabs and those freaking GNATS( if you know, you know)❤

  • @andrewfyakim525
    @andrewfyakim525 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I'm the worst crab picker, but I keep on trying! I learned a lot here in the past 24 minutes; thank you Ms. Hazel!.... I was very happy to hear her say she teaches people how to do this all the time. There are a lot of skills that become a lost art because the experts can't or won't take take the time to teach others; once again, thank you Ms Hazel! ☺

  • @theresaluvspims6163
    @theresaluvspims6163 Před 9 měsíci

    What a joyous person! So confident about her craft. I could listen to her for hours. God Bless her.

  • @riddell74
    @riddell74 Před 9 měsíci

    Such a sweet lady … gracious in her introduction too.

  • @PatriciaSmith-rp2kh
    @PatriciaSmith-rp2kh Před 9 měsíci

    My family hails from Crisfield, MD. Watching her brings back memories of many family gatherings. 😊❤

  • @caramelhoni6881
    @caramelhoni6881 Před 9 měsíci

    Omg! I have no clue how I ended up here, but I’m ecstatic that I did.
    Ms Hazel, is one BAD MAMA CRAB PICKER!

  • @andyhan5008
    @andyhan5008 Před 9 měsíci

    Wow when’s she’s picking them crabs, she doesn’t even look down when conversing with the interviewer. That’s freakin skills

  • @CaptainSloose
    @CaptainSloose Před 9 měsíci

    Hurricane hazel is a national treasure. I could sit and listen to her all day.

  • @torrencecullen3877
    @torrencecullen3877 Před 9 měsíci +2

    May the Lord, continue to bless Ms.Hazel! Outstanding video❤

  • @Suidolemalso
    @Suidolemalso Před 8 měsíci

    I appreciate and adore Ms. Hazel she reminds me of my Grandma. I just wish I could get a hold of that garbage can. Lord have mercy😂

  • @chloewright4809
    @chloewright4809 Před rokem +3

    Thank you Miss Hazel

  • @moniquejohnson2465
    @moniquejohnson2465 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Hurricane Hazel was such a joy to watch... a beautiful soul and...great interview...I used to teach in Crisfield many many years ago. Many of my students' families shucked oysters too!

  • @AxxcessDeclined69
    @AxxcessDeclined69 Před 9 měsíci

    Oh this lady!! I would love sitting, watching, talking with her, I bet she has a story to tell!!

  • @candiced2138
    @candiced2138 Před 9 měsíci

    Thank you for everything you have done Mama Hazel. You are a Maryland treasure ❤️

  • @lisahill6817
    @lisahill6817 Před 9 měsíci

    We do not realize how much work and dedication it takes to get some of the things that we take for granted. I want saw how they shell cashews and these ladies did them almost by hand separating them from a cashew apple one by one. God bless the people that work with their hands they are the salt of the Earth❤

  • @user-pp6bp7vp5u
    @user-pp6bp7vp5u Před 9 měsíci

    I normally don't comment until I've watched the entire video. However, I was born and raised in Baltimore and 8 seconds into this I can tell you that I'm here for it. The Orioles are in a rain delay and I'm glad I found this video - otherwise, I'd be watching the game instead. I love eating crabs. I know I'm about to learn something!

  • @rickpetersen41
    @rickpetersen41 Před 7 měsíci

    She’s picking crab without looking that’s experience.Awesome!!!

  • @loisdaniels6778
    @loisdaniels6778 Před 8 měsíci

    Coming from southwest Louisiana, crab picking (and crawfish peeling) is a natural phenomenon!😂😂😂

  • @YasmeenLee-di3vd
    @YasmeenLee-di3vd Před 2 měsíci

    Ms. Hazel you are amazing. Nostalgia!! Reminds me of being home in Baltimore in the summers. Crab Feast etc...

  • @geromebrown7582
    @geromebrown7582 Před 9 měsíci +1

    ITS HER PICKING THE CRABS FAST 🦀 WITHOUT LOSING ALL THE MEAT AND HER CASUALLY TALKING FOR ME … 😂 “QUICK” 🙌🏽 😅

  • @64samsky
    @64samsky Před 2 měsíci

    I love this woman! Mrs. Hazel, I wish I could have met you before I moved from Baltimore.

  • @Gagazoot
    @Gagazoot Před 9 měsíci

    What a sweetheart❤My cousins and aunties and uncles all hail from Baltimore,MD. We always enjoyed getting crabs when we often visited. She looks amazing for 81. ❤must be the 🦀 picking and enjoying what you do. Good bless.❤

  • @HandCraftedBoutique1
    @HandCraftedBoutique1 Před 9 měsíci +5

    But why we throwing away the claws tho😢😢😢😢

    • @snowieherrera7710
      @snowieherrera7710 Před 9 měsíci

      Because the meat from the claws don’t sell for $$$ per lb.

  • @sango_wango851
    @sango_wango851 Před 9 měsíci

    This woman not only busted her ass to support her children, she strived to instill in them not just a useful skill but a desire to work and capability to survive in the world. What an incredible woman who we can all look up too.

  • @maryhemingway294
    @maryhemingway294 Před 6 měsíci

    I was crab picker. Started at age of 12 living in Va. My grandmother taught me how to pick crabs. We pick crabs totally different. We had what you would call lump meat and claw meat. We didn’t throw any of crabs away. I started at 65 cents a pound. I truly hated picking crabs. God bless her heart

  • @RessurrectionGraves
    @RessurrectionGraves Před 9 měsíci

    I met her when we went last year. It was a great experience. It was a blessing to meet her.

  • @donnamitchner614
    @donnamitchner614 Před 9 měsíci

    Such a beautiful soul thank you Miss Hazel

  • @mariecollins4063
    @mariecollins4063 Před 10 měsíci +3

    EXCELLENT INTERVIEW🎉🎉🎉👍👍👍👌👌👌👏👏👏👏 MS.HAZEL IS MOST DEFINITELY A PRO AT WHAT SHE DOES 💯💯💯 PERCENT SHE TAUGHT ME A WHOLE LOT AND SOME ABOUT THE BEST WAY TO PICK CRABS😅😅😅 SHE REMINDS ME OF MYSELF I CAN LOOK AT YOU AND TALK AND MY HANDS DON'T STOP MOVING😂😂😂 I CERTAINLY ENJOYED THIS INTERVIEW WITH THIS TRULY BLESSED WOMAN OF GOD 🙏🙏🙏😇😇😇😘😘😘💯💯💯

  • @CartoonForFood
    @CartoonForFood Před 9 měsíci +2

    I love this woman. She is a treasure on earth.

  • @rodneyoneal8428
    @rodneyoneal8428 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Thank you so much for everything you are doing today young lady 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💯💯💯💯💯🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹