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Dandy Deviled Crab

This recipe was the First Place Junior Range Winner in the 1972 National Hard Crab Derby in Crisfield, MD.

Credited to Ms. Heidi Schaefer of Seaford, DE.

• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup milk
• 2 hard cooked eggs, minced
• dash cayenne pepper
• 1 pound lump crab meat
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon minced parsley
• 2 teaspoon lemon juice
• ½ cup bread crumbs

Melt butter in sauce pan, add flour until smooth. Add crab meat, eggs and seasonings. Stir until well mixed.

Put into 6 crab shell baking dishes or a casserole dish. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and bake in a hot 375 degree oven until brown on top.

Serves 6.