Remembering Berry Berenson Perkins, a Victim of 9/11. Berry Berenson Perkins was the personification of unconditional love. On 9/11 after the towers fell, I was driving to a meeting to be with my sober family when my cell phone rang. Carole, sorry to hear about Berry, my friend Heather Mac Rae said.
Make the water deep enough to cover the crab. Bring the water to a roiling boil and place the frozen crab inside. Keep heat on high to maintain the boil--adjust lower if it looks like it is going to boil over. Foam may form--scoop it out with a ladle or lower the heat and leave the top off. Boil for about 12 minutes.
Boiling the Crab. 1  1. Freeze the crabs before boiling. With live crabs, you should place them in a freezer for approximately 15 minutes prior to cooking. 2  2. Fill a stock pot with water. A stock pot is a large, steel pot, typically 12 to 14 ounces. 3  3. Salt and flavor the water. Make sure to salt the water heavily.