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Myrtle's Deviled Crab Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 eight ounce cans of pasteurized lump crab claw meat (in the fresh seafood section).
1 Tablespoon prepared mustard
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire
3 eggs, beaten
4 Tablespoons melted butter
1/2 cup soft bread crumbs or corn flake crumbs
Salt to taste, about 1/2 teaspoon
Milk if needed to moisten, if needed
Extra breadcrumbs for topping
Directions:
Directions:
Combine crab, mustard, Worcestershire, eggs, butter, bread crumbs and salt. Place in greased individual baking dishes or baking shells. Top with additional bread crumbs. Bake for 30 minutes at 350º.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This recipe was given to my mother by Myrtle, my Great-grandmother Lottie Steele Preston's housekeeper and cook. Deviled crab was served on very special occasions, usually birthdays.

 

 

 

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