Recipe - Crab Boil And Fish Seasoning (American)

1 teaspoon Black peppercorns
1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
1 teaspoon Dill seeds
1 teaspoon Coriander seeds
1 teaspoon Cloves
1 teaspoon Allspice berries
A small piece of dried
ginger
3 Dried bay leaves

Tie the spices in a muslin bag and add to the water for boiling the crab.

Crab boil is popular along the southeast coast of the United States,
particularly in Louisiana. A similar blend, where the spices are ground, is
used to spice fish.

Source: Jill Norman "The Complete Book of Spices" Viking Studio Books, 1991
ISBN 0670834378 The book is lavishly illustrated with full color
photographs of the herbs and spices whole, mixed, ground.

Recipe by: Web Text File Import Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #619 by "Mary
Spyridakis" MSpork@msn.com on May 23, 97