Shrimp Cocktail And Sauce(Serves 6) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. large (or bigger), raw and unpeeled shrimp
3 qt. boiling water
1 tsp. salt
juice of 1 lemon
1/2 c. sweet pickle liquid or Tbsp. pickling spice

Preparation

Combine boiling water, salt, lemon juice and sweet pickle liquid or pickling spice; boil for 5 minutes.
Add shrimp.
Remove from heat when water returns to boil.
Let stand for 2 minutes. Scoop from water to a pan of very cold water to stop the cooking (if overcooked, shrimp shrink excessively and become tough).
Peel and devein shrimp.
Reserve and cool about a quarter of the shrimp broth to be used for refrigerating peeled and deveined shrimp.