Crabmeat Patties

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Butter or margarine
1		Onion - chopped
2		Celery ribs - chopped
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Crabmeat - lump, picked over
1		Mushrooms - (5.5oz)
1		Pimiento - chopped
1 teaspoon	5ml	Celery salt
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Mace
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Cayenne pepper
1 cup	237ml	Milk
1 cup	237ml	Cream
2		Egg yolks - well beaten
		Lemon juice
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Bread crumbs - buttered

Recipe Instructions

1. Melt butter in saucepan with onion and celery; cook until vegetables are golden.

2. Add crabmeat, mushrooms, pimiento and seasonings; stir in milk and cream and cook slowly 15 minutes.

3. Add beaten egg yolks, a small amount at a time; cook 10 minutes longer, stirring.

4. Spoon hot mixture into four to six buttered ramekins or shells; sprinkle with lemon juice and cover with buttered bread crumbs.

5. Bake in preheated 450F oven a few minutes to brown crumbs.

Source:
Paul Prudhomme's "Fork in the Road"

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