Yorktown Crab Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 - 1/2 cup butter
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon red pepper
1/8 teaspoon mace
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon fresh parsley (optional)
1/2 pint milk
2 cups crabmeat
3/4 pint cream
1/4 cup sherry wine or 1/4 cup dry sherry

Preparation

Melt butter in top of double boiler.
Add flour, seasonings and milk.
Stir constantly unti thick.
Add crabmeat and stir.
When ready to serve, add heated cream and sherry.