Italian Style Shrimp Cocktail Mom's Recipe

One of my very favorite appetizers, especially by the pool, at the beach, or on any vacation. I actually order two on every cruise we take, (I know what a oinker I am!) Fresh tiger extra large shrimp steamed, with garlic flavors in the shrimp, cold and crisp with a great cocktail sauce, I can never get enough. My mom(the late Margaret Ann Fanelli Colenzo) taught me how to make shrimp this way, and will always be a personal favorite of mine in my lifetime! Mom made this with medium size shrimps, and we had so many more of them in a huge bowl than I make, since I use the extra large tiger shrimp. Living and growing up in Upstate NY, Utica area, we had these once a year, at Christmas. Nope there was no pool, just lots of snow and rain as I remember it but times were the best back then with everyone still around. These were a delicacy for us and savored for the holiday season, not much money around back then. Luckily living in Florida, we get them for around $4.00 a pound here, an get an abundance of these little crustaceans often. I dedicate this post to my mom, with love always I miss you! Hope you all enjoy it too!