Soaked Boiled Crawfish

50 lb Crawfish, live

2 ea Salt, boxes

12 ea Lemons, halved

12 ea Onions, med, halved

1 ea Celery stalk, 2" pieces

1 ea Bottle liquid crab boil

4 oz Cayenne pepper, liquid

6 ea Bags crab boil

1 ea Tabasco sauce, bottle

9 ea Garlic clove, halved

Purge in tub with one box salt for 5 minutes. Drain and repeat. Fill 60 qt pot half-way with water and all ingredients except crawfish.

Boil vigorously for 5 minutes. Add crawfish and bring to a second boil. For small crawfish, turn off fire and let soak for 45 minutes. If large, boil 3-5 minutes before removing from fire to soak. Source: Times-Picayune/States-Item paper, 15 Mar 84 Dureau's and Radosti's Recipe date: 03/15/84