Ingredients
1 lb old english cheese
8 slice bread without crust
5 eggs
1 pt milk
1/2 cup melted butter
1 can frozen crabmeat
Directions
Cube bread and cheese. Alternate layers of cheese, bread and crabmeat
(twice) in buttered casserole. Beat eggs, milk and melted butter and
pour over the layered mixture. Bake in a pan of water at 350 degrees
for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Serve with sauce: 1 can of mushroom soup,
undiluted and heated. Randy Rigg
Servings: 1 servings
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Categories: Casserole; Cheese; Crab; Fish; Main Dish
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