Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/8  pound         butter
   1      large         onion -- chopped
  20      milliliters   garlic -- crushed
     1/2  teaspoon      Tabasco or other pep sauce
     1/8  teaspoon      cayenne pepper
     1/4  cup           chopped parsley
   1                    bay leaf
   1      bottle        *dry* white
                        drinking wine -- (26.5 oz.
                        bottle)
   1      can           chicken broth -- (14 oz)
   2      large         cooked Dungeness crabs
                        (about 2 lbs. each)
                        cleaned and cracked
                        lemon wedges

Preparation:

In a large kettle (at least 8 qt.) heat butter until bubbly; stir in onion and garlic and cook over medium heat until onion is soft. Stir in hot pepper seasoning, cayenne, parsley, bay leaf, broth and wine; heat to simmering. Add crab, cover, and simmer about 10 minutes or until crab is heated through. Eating this soup is a wonderful and messy affair. Serve with hot Parmesan garlic bread, a salad and another bottle of the wine used.