Crab dip/spread

1 Batch

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
6 ounces Cream cheese
¾ cup Mayonnaise
½ pounds Cheddar, sharp; grated
1 cup Crab meat; to 2 cups
1 Onion, minced
2 Egg; hard-boiled, peeled chopped fine
¼ teaspoon Dry mustard
½ teaspoon Paprika
Pepper, black
Source: [Yankee Magazine ~ June 1981]

Directions

Mix cream cheese with mayonnaise until smooth. Add rest of ingredients, mix well, and refrigerate.

Serving suggestions: Serve as an appetizer with assorted crackers; heat in a chafing dish as a hot spread; add a little milk and some cooked rice or pasta to make a hot casserole; spread on buttered toast rounds or English muffins and grill until piping hot; or use as a filling in rolled filet of sole; baked with lemon and butter brushed on the rolls. Substitute lobster for crab if desired.

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