Ingredients

• 24 lbs. picked CRAB MEAT
• 1 1/2 lbs. BUTTER
• 3 cups chopped ONIONS
• 3 quarts FRESH BREAD CRUMBS
• 24 medium EGGS, well beaten
• 1/2 cup dry MUSTARD
• 4 tps. SALT
• 2 tps. WHITE PEPPER
• 1/2 tps. ground THYME
• dash grated NUTMET
• 1 lb. FLOUR.

Method

1. METHOD: Melt BUTTER, add ONIONS and cook until tender and light brown. Mix all the ingredients, except FLOUR, together. Form into small cakes, roll in FLOUR. Fry in deep fat at 375 for 2 or 3 minutes or until brown. Drain thoroughly and serve with your favorite sauce. An excellent sauce is a rich NEWBURG sauce incorporated with a Maryland BUTTER. (Sweet BUTTER with hard cooked EGG YOLKS).
2. These are famous around Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Also economical.