Crab Or Shrimp Soup

Total Time: 4 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups crabmeat, flaked and picked or 2 cups small shrimp, cooked,peeled and deveined
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 slices lemons, rind of
• 1/2 teaspoon ground mace
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry (optional)
• 1/2 cup crushed saltine crackers

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients except sherry and crushed crackers in crock-pot; stir well.
• 2 cover and cook on low setting for 3 to 5 hours.
• 3 just before serving, stir in sherry and crumbs to thicken.
• 4 makes about 2 quarts.