4 slice bread
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
1 dash paprika
1/8 tsp dry mustard
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
2 eggs
1 tbsp parsley, chopped
1 lb crab flakes
1 lb claw meat
Directions
Trim crust from bread, lay in flat tin or platter and pour olive oil
over them. Let stand 1 hour. Pull apart lightly with two forks. To
the small bits of bread add seasonings, yolks of eggs, and crab meat.
Mix lightly with a fork, fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and shape
into about 18 cakes. Brown in a hot skillet just brushed with fat. If
carefully mixed, these crab cakes will be light and fluffy and of a
delicate flavor. Canned crab meat can of course be used.
Taken from Good Housekeeping.
Servings: 18 cakes
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