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Crab Meat, Finnoise

Place on a plate one and a half pounds fresh crab-meat flakes and keep till required. Finely chop two sound, seeded, medium green peppers, place in a small saucepan with a tablespoon melted butter and cook for five minutes, lightly stirring once in a while. Pour in one and a half gills pure tomato juice and a gill tomato sauce, add six finely sliced canned mushrooms, and let boil for five minutes. Mix on a saucer an ounce butter with half ounce flour, then add it little by little to the sauce, sharply mixing while adding. Add the crab meat, season with a light teaspoon salt, lightly mix, then cook for eight minutes, gently stirring once in a while. Dress on a deep dish, arrange six heart-shaped bread croutons around and serve.

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