Maryland Crab Soup

• 6 to 8 strips bacon
• 1 lb. beef shin bone
• 3 qt. water
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 large stalks celery, chopped
• 1 (l lb.) can tomatoes
• 1 Tbsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen mixed vegetables
• 1 pkg. frozen mixed soup vegetables with okra
• 1 lb. crab meat or 6 to 8 cooked and steamed crabs (pick center part and throw in claws)

1. Brown beef in soup pot with bacon strips.
2. Add other ingredients, except frozen vegetables and crab meat.
3. Cook 3 hours or until meat is tender.
4. Add rest of ingredients and simmer covered until vegetables are done.
5. If you want it hotter, add a few dashes of Tabasco sauce, or have it available on serving.

bacon, beef shin bone, water, onion, stalks celery, tomatoes, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, frozen mixed vegetables, mixed soup vegetables, crab meat

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=329833 (may not work)