Recipe - Boiled Crab

1 Dozen crabs
1 One half ga Water
One half Box salt
2 Onions; quartered
3 Lemons; quartered
1 Bag crab boil
1 Bay leaf
1 Whole garlic; halved
1 Bottle (small) hot pepper
sauce
1 Green pepper; halved
3 Ribs celery

Combine all ingredients except crabs and boil for 1 to 1One half hours. Purge
crabs in fresh running water. Put purged crabs in brew and cover. Let come
to a boil. Boil for 20 minutes. Turn off fire and let soak for 10 minutes.
Crabs will be very peppery. If less peppery crabs are desired, use less hot
pepper sauce.

From A Taste of Louisiana. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.