Crayfish party

We're having a crayfish party tomorrow. Both my sisters with families are coming over. Should be fun. I think this is a typical Swedish tradition. I googled crayfish party and found a pretty good explanation :

The crayfish are boiled in salted water and seasoned with fresh dill — preferably "crown dill", harvested after the plant has flowered — then served cold and eaten with the fingers. Akvavit and other snaps are normal accompaniments, as is beer, bread, strong Västerbotten cheese, mushroom pies, and salads and other dishes from the classical Swedish Smörgåsbord. Some say tradition demands "one drink for every claw", but in practice few keep up that pace. Dining is theoretically outdoors, though in practice commonly driven inside by inclement weather or aggressive mosquitoes. Usual accessories are paper tablecloths, bibs, comical paper hats, and paper lanterns, often depicting the Man in the Moon. A rowdy atmosphere complete with noisy eating and traditional drinking songs (snapsvisa) is the norm. It is culturally correct to suck the juice out of the crayfish with a loud slurping sound before shelling it.


Think this sums up what tomorrow night will be all about : )
I'll try and take some photos to put on the blog if I remember after all the snaps ....