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Crab Stuffed Zucchini or Squash

This recipe was the 3rd Place Winner in the 1969 National Hard Crab Derby in Crisfield, MD.

Credited to Mrs. James Blizzard of Seaford, DE.

• Two 6-8 inch squash or zucchini
• 2 cups backfin crab meat
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• ¼ cup dry white wine
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper

Cut squash in half lengthwise. Scoop out seeds, leaving ½ inch shell. Place squash or zucchini in a saucepan, and add boiling, salted water to cover. Cook 2 minutes. Drain.

Mix crab meat, salt, mayonnaise, wine and green pepper. Fill squash or zucchini with crab meat mixture. Sprinkle paprika and bread crumbs on top, and place in 350 degree oven until lightly glazed and squash or zucchini is done. Serve with rice.

Serves 4.