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      Title: Boiled Crabs
 Categories: Cajun Main dish Fish  
   Servings:  4
 
       2 ea Lemons, quartered                   8 ea New red potatoes   
       4 ea Small ears fresh corn               4 ea Small yellow onions   
       1 c  Salt                              1/2 c  Ground red pepper   
     1/2 c  Ground white pepper               1/2 c  Ground black pepper   
      12 ea Live blue crabs               
  
   Fill a large (10-quart) stockpot one-third full with water.
   Add the lemons, potatoes, corn, onions, salt, and peppers.
   Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.  Let boil for 10 minutes.
   Add the crabs, (if blue crabs are not available, substitute other
   small to medium crabs), cover, and return to boil.  Once steam
   starts to escape from under the cover, let cook for 15 minutes.
   Turn off the heat and let sit, covered, for 10 minutes more.
   From Alex Patout's “Cajun Home Cooking”  Published by Randon House
   Alex says, “Serves 2 Cajuns, 4 elsewhere.”  He writes, “We like
   to lay out the crabs and vegetables on a large table covered
   with lots of paper and have a feast.”
  
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