Maryland Crab Soup Recipe

Ingredients:

1/4 cup margarine

1/4 cup celery, chopped

1/4 cup flour

6 to 10 drops hot pepper sauce

5 cups skim milk

1 pound fresh lump crabmeat

1/4 cup scallions, sliced

Salt to taste

Directions:

Melt margarine in large saucepan. Add celery, cook 3 minutes.Add flour and stir over low heat until frothy. Cook additional 3 minutes, stirring often.Add hot pepper sauce. Gradually stir in milk. Increase heat and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Allow to simmer and thicken 10 minutes.Add crab meat and scallions. Taste with salt. Serve immediately.