Low Country Seafood Boil - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 dozen cherrystone clams
12 small red potatoes
12 small onions
1 tablespoon salt
1 dozen live blue crab
1 (3 ounce) package crab boil
3 heads garlic
4 -6 lemons, halved
1 cup vinegar
12 ears fresh corn
1 1/2 lbs unpeeled large raw shrimp
melted butter
seafood cocktail sauce

Preparation

Scrub clams, set aside.
Fill a 5- or 6-gallon pot about 2 thirds full with water;bring to a boil.
Add potatoes, onions, and salt; cover and cook over high heat 20 minutes.
Add clams, crabs, crab boil, garlic, lemons, and vinegar; cook an additional 10 minutes.
Add corn, and cook 5 minutes.
Remove from heat, and add shrimp; let stand in water 5 minutes.
Drain off water.
Arrange boiled seafood and vegetables on a large serving platter.
Serve with melted butter and cocktail sauce.