Devilled Crabs

Ingredients

• 6 crabs
• | tsp. mustard
• i tbsp. lemon juice
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 2 tbsp. flour
• 2 drops tabasco sauce
• i tsp. parsley
• | tsp. salt
• \ tsp. Worcestershire sauce
• cayenne
• i| c. cream

Method

1. 1

   Cook crabs in boiling water (salted) for 20 minutes.

2. 2

   Place in cold water for a few minutes.

3. 3

   Pick out the meat, being careful not to break the shell.

4. 4

   Make a sauce of the remaining ingredients, season highly, and add crab meat to it.

5. 5

   If the mixture is too stiff, add milk or cream to make the right consistency.

6. 6

   Wash and scrub the upper shell and fill with the mixture.

7. 7

   Cover with buttered crumbs and bake from 15-20 minutes, or until brown.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from A laboratory manual of foods and cookery (1916) by Emma B. Matteson, page 72. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Devilled Crabs Ingredients : 6 crabs | tsp. mustard i tbsp. lemon juice 2 tbsp. butter 2 drops tabasco sauce i tsp. parsley 2 tbsp. flour | tsp. salt \ tsp. Worcestershire sauce cayenne i| c. cream

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