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To Boil Crabs

From The housekeeper's companion, 1883

Use the heaviest crabs for best results.

Presented as published in 1883. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from The housekeeper's companion (1883), page 82. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

To Boil Crabs. — Have a pot of boiling water in which is salt (a tablespoonful to the quart

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