Steamed Crabs - Maryland Style - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 doz. live crabs
Old Bay seafood seasoning
salt
16 oz. water
16 oz. vinegar

Preparation

Pour water and vinegar in 10 gallon pot with platform (wood or stainless steel) for bottom of pot, making sure liquid is not over platform.
Place a layer of crabs, using tongs, on platform. Sprinkle generously with seafood seasoning and salt.
Continue to layer crabs until all are in pot.
Place a very damp cloth over pot.
Cover with lid.
Place pot on low to medium heat and steam 45 minutes to 1 hour or until crabs are an orange-red color. Serve with ice cold beer.