Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   2                    lemons -- quartered
   8                    new red potatoes
   4      small ears    fresh corn
   4      small         yellow onions
   1      cup           salt
     1/2  cup           ground red pepper
     1/2  cup           ground white pepper
     1/2  cup           ground black pepper
  12                    live blue crabs

Preparation:

Fill a large (10-quart) stockpot one-third full with water. Add the lemons, potatoes, corn, onions, salt, and peppers. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Let boil for 10 minutes. Add the crabs, (if blue crabs are not available, substitute other small to medium crabs), cover, and return to boil. Once steam starts to escape from under the cover, let cook for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and let sit, covered, for 10 minutes more. From Alex Patout's "Cajun Home Cooking" Published by Random House Alex says, "Serves 2 Cajuns, 4 elsewhere." He writes, "We like to lay out the crabs and vegetables on a large table covered with lots of paper and have a feast.