Crab Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. butter or margarine
1/4 c. all-purpose flour
5 c. skim milk
1/4 c. sliced scallions
1/4 c. chopped celery
6 drops hot pepper sauce
16 oz. flaked imitation or fresh crab meat

Preparation

Melt butter in a large saucepan.
Add celery and cook 3 minutes, stirring often, until crisp-tender.
Add flour and stir over low heat until frothy.
Cook about 3 minutes, stirring often to prevent browning.
Add hot pepper sauce.
Gradually stir in milk.
Increase heat to medium and bring to a boil.
Immediately reduce heat so milk simmers.
Add crab meat, return to a simmer and cook about 3 minutes until crab is hot.
Stir in scallions. Makes 4 servings.