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Martha Washington's Crab Soup

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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


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