4 accompaniment cocktail Recipes

water, unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, salt, all-purpose flour, eggs, extra-sharp cheddar, coarsely grated (2 cups), cocktail frankfurters, accompaniments: yellow mustard and/or homemade ketchup

live blue crabs, two 3-oz packets zatarain s crab boil or 5 tbsp old bay seasoning, cayenne, table salt, lemons, quartered, onions, halved, potatoes (about 2 inches in diameter), heads of garlic (not separated into cloves), ears of corn, shucked, old bay seasoning *, or to taste, for sprinkling over boiled seafood, shrimp (about 30, preferably with heads ), accompaniments:horseradish cocktail sauce and french bread

a 12-oz bag of fresh cranberries , picked over, firm ripe-pear, peeled, cored, and chopped fine, light brown sugar, dried sour cherries (available at specialty foods shops) or golden raisins, chopped dried apricots, two 2-inch strips of lemon zest removed with a vegetable peeler, a 3-inch cinnamon stick, cranberry juice cocktail, vanilla, homemade-type white bread, crusts removed, lightly sweetened whipped cream as an accompaniment