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Martha Washington's Crab Soup
Martha Washington's Crab Soup
- Recipe Submitted by ADMIN on 09/26/2007
Category: Seafood, Soups
Ingredients List
- 1 tb Butter
- 5 ts Flour
- 3 Eggs; hard boiled;sieved
- 1 Lemon; grated rind of
- 1 pn -Salt
- 1 pn -White pepper,freshly ground
- 4 c Milk
- 1/2 lb Crabmeat; cooked
- 1/2 c Heavy cream
- 1/2 c Dry sherry
- 1 ds Worcestershire sauce
Directions
An historic recipe served during President Gerald Ford's administration.
In a 2 qt saucepan, combine butter, flour, sieved eggs, lemon rind, salt
and pepper. In a separate saucepan, bring milk to a boil, remove from heat.
Gradually pour in the hot milk into the egg mixture, stirring with a wire
whisk. Add crabmeat, and cook over low heat for 5 minutes; do not boil. Add
cream and remove from heat. Stir in sherry and Worcestershire sauce and
serve piping hot.
SERVES: 6 SOURCE: _The White House Family Cookbook_ by White House
executive Chef Henry Haller with Virginia Aronson posted by Anne MacLellan
In a 2 qt saucepan, combine butter, flour, sieved eggs, lemon rind, salt
and pepper. In a separate saucepan, bring milk to a boil, remove from heat.
Gradually pour in the hot milk into the egg mixture, stirring with a wire
whisk. Add crabmeat, and cook over low heat for 5 minutes; do not boil. Add
cream and remove from heat. Stir in sherry and Worcestershire sauce and
serve piping hot.
SERVES: 6 SOURCE: _The White House Family Cookbook_ by White House
executive Chef Henry Haller with Virginia Aronson posted by Anne MacLellan
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