She-Crab Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. milk
1/4 tsp. ground mace
2 pieces lemon peel
1 lb. fresh white crabmeat
1/2 stick butter
1 pt. half and half
salt to taste
pepper to taste
1/4 c. cracker crumbs, finely crushed
2 tsp. sherry

Preparation

In
double
boiler,
combine milk, mace and lemon peel. Let simmer 7 minutes.
Add crabmeat, butter and half and half, stirring
carefully.
Heat
over boiling water for 15 minutes. Season
to
taste.
Remove
lemon peel and add cracker crumbs. Stir in sherry and serve.
Serves 6.