Crab Imperial

1 lb crab meat; pref. backfin
2 tablespoon butter or margarine
2 tablespoon flour
3/4 cup milk
1 egg; beaten
1 egg; hard-cooked, sieved
6 drop worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon mustard, dry
1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes
1/4 teaspoon seafood seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup margarine; melted
1 pimiento; for garnish
Remove cartilage from crab meat; put crab meat in a large mixing
bowl. Melt 2 tablespoons margarine over low heat; add flour, stirring
to make a paste. Add milk; cook slowly, stirring constantly, until
sauce is thickened. Set aside 6 tablespoons white sauce. Add
remaining sauce to crab meat in bowl, along with raw egg, hard-cooked
egg, Worcestershire sauce, mayonnaise, mustard, parsley flakes,
seafood seasoning, salt and pepper; mix gently but thoroughly. Put
crab meat mixture into 6 baking shells or ramekins; top each shell
with bread crumbs, melted margarine and reserved white sauce. Add
pimiento strips for garnish. Bake in preheated 350 F. oven 20
minutes, or until browned on top.

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