Celebrated Actor-Folks' Cookeries

Mary Pickford, Enrico Caruso, Lillian Russell and a hundred more stars of 1916 — each sharing the dish they actually cooked. The original celebrity cookbook.

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Vivian Wessell — from Celebrated Actor-Folks' Cookeries (1916)

1 cup crab meat

DEVILLED CRABS

1/2 cup chopped mushrooms 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons flour 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons sherry wine 1 teaspoon chopped parsley Salt, pepper and paprika Yolks of two eggs Make a sauce of butter, water, flour, eggs and seasoning, crab and mushrooms. Cook all a few minutes; add parsley and set to cool. Wash and dry empty crab shells. Fill them with mixture and sprinkle with dry bread crumbs. Bake until brown on top.

Yours very truly,

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