Carolina Low Country She-Crab Soup
["2 half-pints half and half", "1 half-pint whipping cream", "1 qt. milk", "1/4 tsp. ground mace", "2 pieces lemon peel", "1 lb. fresh crabmeat or 3 c. canned crabmeat", "1/4 c. butter or margarine", "1/4 c. fine cracker crumbs", "1 c. sherry", "2 hard-boiled egg yolks, crumbled", "salt and pepper to taste"]
["Forty five minutes before serving, combine milk, mace and lemon peel in top of double boiler.", "Let simmer over direct heat for 7 minutes.", "Add crabmeat, butter and creams. Heat over boiling water for 15 minutes.", "Remove lemon peel; add crumbs and season. Let stand over low heat for 3 minutes.", "Just before serving, add sherry and hard-cooked egg yolks in bottom of each soup plate. Add soup.", "Makes 8 to 10 servings."]
["whipping cream", "milk", "ground mace", "lemon peel", "fresh crabmeat", "butter", "fine cracker crumbs", "sherry", "egg yolks", "salt"]