Carolina Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. white crab meat
1 pt. milk
1 pt. cream
1/2 stick butter
2 Tbsp. sherry
4 blades whole mace
6 pieces lemon peel
1/2 c. cracker crumbs
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper

Preparation

Put milk in top of double boiler with mace and lemon peel; allow to simmer for a few minutes.
Add crab, butter and cream; cook for 15 minutes.
Thicken with cracker crumbs; season with salt and pepper.
Allow to stand on back of stove for a few minutes to bring out the flavor.
Just before serving, add sherry.