West Indies Salad
Posted by Ben | Under Lick The Plate Clean Recipes, Party Foods / Football - Tailgaiting, Salads / Starters Sunday Aug 10, 20081 lb fresh lump crabmeat
1 medium onion, chopped fine
4 oz Wesson oil
3 oz cider vinegar
4 oz ice water
Salt, pepper and sugar
Spread half of onion over bottom of large bowl. Cover with separated crab lumps and then remaining onion. Salt and pepper. Sprinkle sugar over. Pour oil, vinegar, ice water over all. Cover and marinate for 2 - 12 hours. Toss lightly before serving.
Serve on saltines, or your favorite snack cracker.
** Recipe is from Juanita Stowe (mother of Uncle Jimmy).