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

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  • Опубліковано 16 тра 2023
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  • @petebarr780
    @petebarr780 9 місяців тому +468

    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 8 місяців тому +11

      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 8 місяців тому

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

    • @jerseydevil1
      @jerseydevil1 8 місяців тому +30

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

    • @thomaskiely-oz4bp
      @thomaskiely-oz4bp 8 місяців тому +5

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

    • @petebarr780
      @petebarr780 8 місяців тому +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 8 місяців тому +246

    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 8 місяців тому

      Not eating crabs and pork

    • @ericwtfsky
      @ericwtfsky 7 місяців тому

      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 7 місяців тому

      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 7 місяців тому

      @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 8 місяців тому +104

    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 8 місяців тому +4

      Lord yes❤❤

  • @michaelhemphill8575
    @michaelhemphill8575 8 місяців тому +13

    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 "!!

  • @silverdollartrap
    @silverdollartrap 11 місяців тому +142

    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 8 місяців тому +4

      Silver dollar is in Tampa Fl.

    • @evanoneill619
      @evanoneill619 8 місяців тому +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 8 місяців тому +1

      @evanoneill619 They have a crab spot in st pete

    • @TheRealEvvonne
      @TheRealEvvonne 8 місяців тому +11

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

    • @evanoneill619
      @evanoneill619 8 місяців тому

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

  • @lchurt220
    @lchurt220 8 місяців тому +104

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

    • @vontyre7258
      @vontyre7258 8 місяців тому +3

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

    • @BornFree0731
      @BornFree0731 8 місяців тому +3

      Where did you think crabcakes came from??

    • @aquariusthompson8212
      @aquariusthompson8212 8 місяців тому

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

    • @daytonwoodford4386
      @daytonwoodford4386 8 місяців тому +3

      Yep crabs can’t pick them selves

    • @aquariusthompson8212
      @aquariusthompson8212 8 місяців тому +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.

  • @jeffreygeorge219
    @jeffreygeorge219 8 місяців тому +7

    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..

  • @citizencoy4393
    @citizencoy4393 8 місяців тому +92

    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 8 місяців тому +4

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

    • @photographyinflight4183
      @photographyinflight4183 8 місяців тому +1

      Don't be messin over them crabs!

    • @citizencoy4393
      @citizencoy4393 8 місяців тому +1

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

    • @topshelf6771
      @topshelf6771 8 місяців тому +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 8 місяців тому +1

      You right about that!!

  • @wayneroberts4144
    @wayneroberts4144 8 місяців тому +4

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

  • @bourbontrail565
    @bourbontrail565 8 місяців тому +11

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

  • @dirtydingus5465
    @dirtydingus5465 7 місяців тому +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 8 місяців тому +2

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

  • @pamalawilliams28
    @pamalawilliams28 8 місяців тому +247

    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 8 місяців тому +35

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

    • @tanequagray
      @tanequagray 8 місяців тому +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 8 місяців тому +28

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

    • @pattyjo6464
      @pattyjo6464 8 місяців тому +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 8 місяців тому +5

      FACTS

  • @syreetacarroll7414
    @syreetacarroll7414 8 місяців тому +3

    Beautiful at 81 years young 💙💜💛💚🧡

  • @Antos137
    @Antos137 8 місяців тому +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.

  • @HeyitsBri_
    @HeyitsBri_ 8 місяців тому +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

  • @brianbogan175
    @brianbogan175 9 місяців тому +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. 😂🥰🥰

  • @Vferrell83
    @Vferrell83 8 місяців тому +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.

  • @williamlackey123
    @williamlackey123 8 місяців тому +3

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

  • @olddawgdreaming5715
    @olddawgdreaming5715 8 місяців тому +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.

  • @FormerPBABowlerJoeJenkinsII
    @FormerPBABowlerJoeJenkinsII 9 місяців тому +16

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

  • @mikaa444
    @mikaa444 8 місяців тому +11

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

  • @cleaningcrew6657
    @cleaningcrew6657 9 місяців тому +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 8 місяців тому +1

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

    • @topshelf6771
      @topshelf6771 8 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +1

      @@symone9156 What's a Watermen?

  • @shevelleht
    @shevelleht 8 місяців тому +3

    She’s adorable! ❤

  • @Nobility731
    @Nobility731 9 місяців тому +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 .

  • @PracticalOutdoorist
    @PracticalOutdoorist 8 місяців тому +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

  • @gerijohnson3850
    @gerijohnson3850 Рік тому +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!❤

  • @buckesmalls
    @buckesmalls 8 місяців тому +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 8 місяців тому

      Where do you live now

    • @buckesmalls
      @buckesmalls 8 місяців тому

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

  • @renderuntocaesarwhatiscaes2300
    @renderuntocaesarwhatiscaes2300 8 місяців тому +27

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

  • @tobyihli9470
    @tobyihli9470 6 місяців тому +1

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

  • @justdoinit2378
    @justdoinit2378 9 місяців тому +4

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

  • @nickawilliams5175
    @nickawilliams5175 9 місяців тому +6

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

  • @jovanottic53
    @jovanottic53 8 місяців тому +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.

  • @kashmoney1043
    @kashmoney1043 8 місяців тому +10

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

  • @BigChefthefoodreviewer
    @BigChefthefoodreviewer 8 місяців тому +4

    Can I have those claws for my gumbo 😂

  • @pro_diesel
    @pro_diesel 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @MRBJT51
    @MRBJT51 8 місяців тому +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.

  • @JasonRyanWilson410
    @JasonRyanWilson410 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @dougdumbrill7234
    @dougdumbrill7234 8 місяців тому +2

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

  • @ThaBigGuychef
    @ThaBigGuychef 8 місяців тому +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.

  • @elainerobertson7329
    @elainerobertson7329 8 місяців тому +2

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

  • @justdoinit2378
    @justdoinit2378 9 місяців тому +9

    This make me want some crabs 🦀

  • @Btn1136
    @Btn1136 Місяць тому +1

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

  • @silvermediastudio
    @silvermediastudio 8 місяців тому

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

  • @johnmertens4360
    @johnmertens4360 8 місяців тому +3

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

  • @beardedelephant3023
    @beardedelephant3023 8 місяців тому

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

  • @Wise_Observant
    @Wise_Observant 8 місяців тому +3

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

  • @mrdcato
    @mrdcato 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @ashleybcookin
    @ashleybcookin 8 місяців тому +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 8 місяців тому

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

  • @matthewlooby3708
    @matthewlooby3708 10 місяців тому +5

    Special human. Thank you for sharing her story.

  • @Pgschool37
    @Pgschool37 8 місяців тому +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.

  • @tammiettt
    @tammiettt 9 місяців тому +5

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

  • @veronawebb9500
    @veronawebb9500 8 місяців тому +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!!!

  • @tucksheezy05
    @tucksheezy05 6 місяців тому +1

    We must protect this woman at all costs

  • @nathanstrickland6508
    @nathanstrickland6508 6 місяців тому +1

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

  • @jakeMontejo3272
    @jakeMontejo3272 8 місяців тому +5

    Throwing away that crab butter though

    • @Greenliight
      @Greenliight 7 місяців тому +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

  • @BeautifulWoman31
    @BeautifulWoman31 8 місяців тому

    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. 🥰

  • @jbshascommon4687
    @jbshascommon4687 7 місяців тому

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

  • @cynthiaWalker5226
    @cynthiaWalker5226 8 місяців тому +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!

  • @Bsalty1975
    @Bsalty1975 8 місяців тому

    Much respect to this woman and a big hit the like off rip! Especially with a name like Hurricane Hazel..😊

  • @chloewright4809
    @chloewright4809 Рік тому +3

    Thank you Miss Hazel

  • @1thegreat841
    @1thegreat841 2 місяці тому

    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

  • @moniquejohnson2465
    @moniquejohnson2465 8 місяців тому +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!

  • @andrewfyakim525
    @andrewfyakim525 8 місяців тому +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! ☺

  • @tireflipper8000
    @tireflipper8000 7 місяців тому

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

  • @benfrazier8385
    @benfrazier8385 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @almazing24
    @almazing24 9 місяців тому +11

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

    • @djsvikings9281
      @djsvikings9281 9 місяців тому +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 8 місяців тому +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.

  • @CaptainSloose
    @CaptainSloose 8 місяців тому

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

  • @JustJami74
    @JustJami74 8 місяців тому

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

  • @aland.3728
    @aland.3728 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @torrencecullen3877
    @torrencecullen3877 8 місяців тому +2

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

  • @jeansmith3064
    @jeansmith3064 8 місяців тому

    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.

  • @rennyray11
    @rennyray11 8 місяців тому +3

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

  • @andyhan5008
    @andyhan5008 8 місяців тому

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

  • @riddell74
    @riddell74 8 місяців тому

    Such a sweet lady … gracious in her introduction too.

  • @PatriciaSmith-rp2kh
    @PatriciaSmith-rp2kh 7 місяців тому

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

  • @geromebrown7582
    @geromebrown7582 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @theresaluvspims6163
    @theresaluvspims6163 8 місяців тому

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

  • @popsbeesgut3275
    @popsbeesgut3275 9 місяців тому +6

    Wonderful video bet she could do that blindfolded.

  • @Gagazoot
    @Gagazoot 8 місяців тому

    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.❤

  • @CartoonForFood
    @CartoonForFood 8 місяців тому +2

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

  • @wanagi006
    @wanagi006 8 місяців тому

    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.

  • @candiced2138
    @candiced2138 8 місяців тому

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

  • @AxxcessDeclined69
    @AxxcessDeclined69 8 місяців тому

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

  • @mariecollins4063
    @mariecollins4063 9 місяців тому +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 🙏🙏🙏😇😇😇😘😘😘💯💯💯

  • @YasmeenLee-di3vd
    @YasmeenLee-di3vd Місяць тому

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

  • @jeffreygeorge219
    @jeffreygeorge219 8 місяців тому +1

    @17:04 Hazel was so excited about the date story, she threw the claws in trash...shes too cute..

  • @AshleyMarieMommy
    @AshleyMarieMommy 8 місяців тому +1

    I love so much of what she threw away lol 😂 I about jumped in the can after the fat.
    As for her picking I could learn so much from her!

  • @64samsky
    @64samsky Місяць тому

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

  • @rickpetersen41
    @rickpetersen41 6 місяців тому

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

  • @ANGELSLVME
    @ANGELSLVME 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @Suidolemalso
    @Suidolemalso 7 місяців тому

    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😂

  • @sango_wango851
    @sango_wango851 8 місяців тому

    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.

  • @lisahill6817
    @lisahill6817 8 місяців тому

    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❤

  • @RessurrectionGraves
    @RessurrectionGraves 8 місяців тому

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

  • @user-pp6bp7vp5u
    @user-pp6bp7vp5u 8 місяців тому

    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!

  • @donnamitchner614
    @donnamitchner614 8 місяців тому

    Such a beautiful soul thank you Miss Hazel

  • @caramelhoni6881
    @caramelhoni6881 8 місяців тому

    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!

  • @peterhughes614
    @peterhughes614 8 місяців тому

    God bless this sweet woman and thank you for sharing her wonderful story.

  • @cherriejones11
    @cherriejones11 8 місяців тому

    Thank you Mrs. Hazel for the lesson 🙏