DEVILED CRAB

1 lb. crabmeat

3 tablespoons chopped onion

2 hard boiled eggs

1 teaspoon prepared mustard

1/4 teaspoon red pepper

1/4 cup rolled bread crumbs

            2 tablespoon melted butter

            3 tablespoons chopped celery

            1 raw egg

            2 tablespoons vinegar

1-1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup hot water

Mash eggs. Melt butter, add onion and celery. Cook until clear, but

not brown. Add to crabmeat to which has been added salt, pepper,

mashed egg whites and mashed yolks, mustard, vinegar and bread

crumbs. Add the hot water and yolk of raw egg. Beat white of egg until

stiff, but not dry. Add to mixture. Pour into individual crab shells (or

greased casserole). Sprinkle with “extra” bread crumbs and “dots” of

butter. Bake in oven (450 degrees F.) about ten minutes. Serve hot.

Agnes Roth