Sandra'S Crab Soup
["2 doz. or more crabs, boiled in highly seasoned water", "1 stick butter or margarine", "1 onion, finely chopped", "6 mushrooms, thinly sliced", "fresh rosemary and basil, chopped (1/2 tsp. each dried will do if fresh not available)", "2 heaping Tbsp. flour", "approximately 3 c. milk (I'm guessing on this)", "1 tsp. mace (very important for flavor)", "1/2 c. dry cooking sherry", "Tabasco to taste", "freshly ground pepper"]
["Boil crabs for 10 minutes.", "Turn heat off; let crabs soak in seasoned water for 20 to 30 minutes.", "Cool crabs and pick, saving \"roe\" if fortunate to have \"she crabs.\"", "(The more crabs, the better.)"]
["water", "butter", "onion", "mushrooms", "rosemary", "flour", "milk", "mace", "sherry", "freshly ground pepper"]