Make a Southern She-Crab Soup Recipe

Ingredients (13)

• 4 quarts water
• 2 1/2 tablespoons salt, divided
• 12 female Atlantic blue crabs, about 4 inches wide
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons onion, finely grated
• 1 teaspoon lemon peel, finely grated
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 3 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped