▁remaining , ▁ed ible ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁c rab ▁is ▁typically ▁toss ed ▁in ▁fl our ▁to ▁which ▁some ▁combination ▁of ▁salt , ▁pe pper ▁and ▁Old ▁Bay ▁Season ing ▁have ▁been ▁added , ▁before ▁being ▁deep ▁f ried ▁or ▁sa ute ed ▁in ▁but ter . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁then ▁placed ▁on ▁to asted ▁bread , ▁typically ▁dressed ▁with ▁may onna ise , ▁s lic ed ▁tom ato ▁and ▁lett uce . ▁Some ▁Baltimore ans ▁find ▁am usement ▁in ▁watching ▁visitors ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁st are ▁in ▁horror ▁as ▁they ▁eat ▁soft ▁c rab ▁sand wich es ▁with ▁the ▁c rab ▁legs ▁stick ing ▁out ▁the ▁sides . ▁ ▁Sau erk ra ut ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁practice ▁to ▁serve ▁sau erk ra ut ▁with ▁the ▁Thanks g iving ▁tur key . ▁Baltimore ▁was ▁a ▁leading ▁gateway ▁for ▁German ▁imm igration ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁the ▁year ▁President ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁declared ▁Thanks g iving ▁a ▁national ▁hol iday , ▁one ▁in ▁four ▁of ▁Baltimore ' s ▁residents ▁were ▁trans pl anted ▁Germ ans ▁and ▁spoke ▁the ▁tongue ▁as ▁their ▁first ▁language . ▁ ▁Pit ▁be ef ▁Pit ▁be ef ▁refers ▁to ▁open ▁pit ▁bar bec ued ▁meat ▁most ▁commonly ▁served ▁rare ▁on ▁a ▁Kaiser ▁roll , ▁usually ▁found ▁at ▁small ▁stands ▁converted ▁from ▁large ▁sh eds ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Baltimore ▁and ▁the ▁out lying ▁sub ur bs . ▁It ▁origin ated ▁on ▁Baltimore ' s ▁blue ▁col lar ▁east ▁side