She-crab Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 teaspoon mace
• 2 cups crabmeat, flaked (fresh or frozen)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups light cream
• 1/2 cup soda cracker, crushed
• 2 tablespoons sherry wine
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste
• fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 pour milk into top half of double boiler.
• 2 add mace and cook 8 minutes over low heat.
• 3 add crab meat, butter and cream. season with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. stir and cook 15 minutes over low heat. stir occasionally during cooking.
• 4 remove from heat. add crushed crackers and let stand several minutes to thicken soup.
• 5 stir in sherry just before serving.
• 6 sprinkle with parsely and serve.