Pickled Crabs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

crabs
salt
pepper
bay leaves
lemon
crab boil
cloves
1 or 2 lemons
2 or 3 onions
3 stalks celery
2 c. cooking oil
1 c. vinegar

Preparation

Boil crabs as usual with salt, pepper, bay leaves, lemon, a few cloves (whole) and crab boil.
Clean crabs by removing backs and inedible parts.
Break in half and remove claws.
Put crab halves and claws into a gallon glass jar.
Combine lemon (rind, too), onions, celery, oil and vinegar in a blender.
Blend together. Pour mixture over crabs.
Let stand overnight to coat and season. Shake occasionally.