Martha Washington's Crab Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 3 hard-boiled eggs, mashed
• 1 fresh lemon rind, finely grated
• 4 cups milk
• 1/2 lb crabmeat
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup dry sherry
• 1/8 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 -3 dashes hot sauce
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 combine butter, flour, eggs and lemon rind.
• 2 bring milk to a boil, remove pan from heat and stir in egg mixture, simmer 5 minutes.
• 3 add crabmeat to milk mixture, simmer 5 minutes.
• 4 add sherry, worcestershire, hot sauce, salt and pepper to taste and serve hot.