The ubiquitous crab
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | ounces | Packages cream cheese |
| ¾ | cup | Mayonnaise |
| ½ | pounds | Sharp cheddar cheese, grated |
| 1 | To 2 cups crab meat | |
| 1 | Onion, minced | |
| 2 | Hard-boiled eggs, peeled and chopped fine | |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Dry mustard |
| ½ | teaspoon | Paprika |
Directions
Freshly ground pepper
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.
From: Steve Herrick Source: [Yankee Magazine - June 1981]