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                      MARTHA WASHINGTON'S CRAB SOUP

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Soups                            Seafood

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   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       d            Worcestershire sauce

  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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