Bisque of Crabs Recipe ingredients

To prepare this Bisque of Crabs Recipe, first boil 6 hard-shell crabs, in enough water to cover them well, for ten minutes, with 1 tablespoonful salt. Take out with skimmer; when cold pick out the meat, keeping the meat from the claws separate. Chop the remaining meat fine, put in a saucepan with 1 cupful rice, 2 quarts boiling water, 1/2 bay leaf, 2 cloves, 10 whole peppers, and a sliced onion.

Boil one hour. Strain, and return to saucepan; add 1 cupful milk or cream, and the meat from the claws, picked fine. Season with salt and pepper; let all come to a boil, and serve.