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Canned Crabs Devilled

From Cooking for profit, 1886

Serves 4

Canned crab is minced and cooked, usually dryer than fresh crab.

Presented as published in 1886. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from Cooking for profit (1886) by Jessup Whitehead, page 111. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Canned Crabs Devilled^. 1 can of crat. ■J cup butter sauce. 4 hard-boiled yolks of eggs. Salt and cayenne. Crab shells or paper cases

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