Martha Washington's Crab Soup

Name: Martha Washington's Crab Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter, softened; 1 1/2 tablespoons flour; 3 hard-boiled eggs, mashed; 1 fresh lemon rind, finely grated; 4 cups milk; 1/2 lb crabmeat; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1/2 cup dry sherry; 1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 2 -3 dashes hot sauce; salt; white pepper

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Recipe by Lorac

Another treasured recipe from our gourmet group. A simple dish with a wonderful combination of flavors that became a favorite of many presidential families including FDR and Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower.

READY IN: 30mins

SERVES: 6

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

tablespoon butter, softened
1 ¹⁄₂

tablespoons flour
3

hard-boiled eggs, mashed
1

fresh lemon rind, finely grated
4

cups milk
¹⁄₂

lb crabmeat
¹⁄₂

cup heavy cream
¹⁄₂

cup dry sherry
¹⁄₈

teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 -3

dashes hot sauce
salt
white pepper

DIRECTIONS

Combine butter, flour, eggs and lemon rind.
Bring milk to a boil, remove pan from heat and stir in egg mixture, simmer 5 minutes.
Add crabmeat to milk mixture, simmer 5 minutes.
Add sherry, worcestershire, hot sauce, salt and pepper to taste and serve hot.

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