Sullivan'S Island Shrimp

• 1 lb. sliced bacon, chopped
• 1/4 lb. butter
• 2 c. chopped onions
• 2 c. chopped celery
• 2 (No. 2 1/2) cans tomatoes
• 1 can water
• 1 can condensed tomato soup
• 1 bottle tomato catsup
• 1 Tbsp. salt
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tsp. celery seed
• 1 tsp. powdered allspice
• 1 tsp. curry powder
• 1 lemon, sliced thin
• hot sauce to taste
• 5 lb. raw dressed shrimp
• 1 c. crushed saltine crackers
• 1 c. sherry

1. Cook bacon in frying pan until crisp; remove.
2. Add butter, onion and celery to grease in pan; saute until tender.
3. Transfer bacon and this mixture to large pot.
4. Add remaining ingredients (except shrimp, cracker crumbs and sherry); cook slowly for 2 hours, until mixture thickens.
5. Add raw shrimp; cook until shrimp are done.
6. Add cracker crumbs and sherry; serve with fluffy rice. Serves 16.

bacon, butter, onions, celery, tomatoes, water, tomato soup, tomato catsup, salt, garlic, celery, powdered allspice, curry powder, lemon, hot sauce, shrimp, crackers, sherry

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=518844 (may not work)