Sullivan'S Island Shrimp - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. sliced bacon, chopped
1/4 lb. butter
2 c. chopped onions
2 c. chopped celery
2 (No. 2 1/2) cans tomatoes
1 can water
1 can condensed tomato soup
1 bottle tomato catsup
1 Tbsp. salt
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp. celery seed
1 tsp. powdered allspice
1 tsp. curry powder
1 lemon, sliced thin
hot sauce to taste
5 lb. raw dressed shrimp
1 c. crushed saltine crackers
1 c. sherry

Preparation

Cook bacon in frying pan until crisp; remove.
Add butter, onion and celery to grease in pan; saute until tender.
Transfer bacon and this mixture to large pot.
Add remaining ingredients (except shrimp, cracker crumbs and sherry); cook slowly for 2 hours, until mixture thickens.
Add raw shrimp; cook until shrimp are done.
Add cracker crumbs and sherry; serve with fluffy rice. Serves 16.