https://dannwoellertthefoodetymologist.wordpress.com/2015/07/28/president-taft-and-the-invention-of-a-low-country-favorite-she-crab-soup/ Here’s the 1909 original recipe that made she crab soup a Charleston speciality. Apparently, more than anything, the infusion of she crab eggs is what most distinguishes it from other regions. This guy was the first to do that. (Left to right: courtesy of Everett Presson & Warren Price Photography) 1909: William Deas Invents She-crab Soup -