Name: Scalloped Crabs
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 kettle of boiling water; 1 handful of salt; 1 and pick out all the meat; 1 pint of meat put a little salt and pepper; 1 little at a time; 1 very little nutmeg and add one spoonful of cracker or bread crumbs; 2 eggs well beaten; 10 with the liquor; 1 nice brown; 1 few minutes will do it; 10 at breakfast or supper

Original Recipe

Put the crabs into a kettle of boiling water, and throw in a handful of salt. Boil from twenty minutes to half an hour. Take them from the water when done and pick out all the meat; be careful not to break the shell. To a pint of meat put a little salt and pepper; taste, and if not enough add more, a little at a time, till suited. Grate in a very little nutmeg and add one spoonful of cracker or bread crumbs, two eggs well beaten, and two tablespoonfuls of butter (even full); stir all well together; wash the shells clean, and fill each shell full of the mixture; sprinkle crumbs over the top and moisten with the liquor; set in the oven till of a nice brown; a few minutes will do it. Send to the table hot, arranged on large dishes. They are eaten at breakfast or supper.

1

Put the crabs into a kettle of boiling water, and throw in a handful of salt.
2

Boil from twenty minutes to half an hour.
3

Take them from the water when done and pick out all the meat; be careful not to break the shell.
4

To a pint of meat put a little salt and pepper; taste, and if not enough add more, a little at a time, till suited.
5

Grate in a very little nutmeg and add one spoonful of cracker or bread crumbs, two eggs well beaten, and two tablespoonfuls of butter (even full); stir all well together; wash the shells clean, and fill each shell full of the mixture; sprinkle crumbs over the top and moisten with the liquor; set in the oven till of a nice brown; a few minutes will do it.
6

Send to the table hot, arranged on large dishes.
7

They are eaten at breakfast or supper.

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