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Crab, Hot

-INGREDIENTS for dish for 3 persons.-1 crab, nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste, 3 oz. of butter, 1/4 lb. of breadcrumbs, 3 tablespoonfuls of vinegar. AVER- AGE COST, 1s. 5d.

After having boiled the crab, pick the meat out from the shells, and mix with it the nutmeg and seasoning. Cut up the butter in small pieces and add the breadcrumbs and vinegar. Mix all together, put the whole in the large shell, and brown before the fire or with a salamander.

THE CRAB.

TIME.-1 hour.

CRAYFISH. for if light, it is watery. The average price of crabs vary from 4d. to 2s., according to size.

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