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CRAB (au Gratin)

Pick all the meat from a crab; lay in the empty shell a layer of the soft part, then a layer of grated crackers or biscuits; over this lay the fleshy part of the crab, on which pour a spoonful of mushroom ketchup; add some chopped hard-boiled yolks of eggs. Season with a little salt, pepper, and cayenne; cover all with the remainder of the soft part of the crab. Make it even with a wooden spoon or knife; egg and bread-crumb it over; stick a few bits of butter on top; set it in the oven for twenty minutes or half an hour, and serve very hot. Probable cost, 1s. 3d.