Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  12            slices  firm white bread
  6        tablespoons  butter
     1/2         pound  crabmeat -- flaked
  1                rib  celery -- chopped fine
  1                     tiny onion -- chopped fine
     1/3           cup  mayonnaise
  2               cups  swiss or gruyere -- or mixed
                        parmesan cheese -- grated
  4                     eggs
  2               cups  milk
  1           teaspoon  dijon mustard

Preparation:

Trim 6 slices of bread to fit bottom of greased 12x8 baking dish. Butter one side of each slice with 1/2 t butter and place bread in bottom of dish, buttered side up. Mix crab, celery, onion and mayo. Spread over bread slices. Scatter cheese over. Trim other 6 slices of bread and butter them, as above. Place with buttered side down. Mix eggs, milk, mustard and pepper together and pour evenly over casserole. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hr.(overnight). Bake at 350 for 35-40 min. or until puffed and light brown. Let cool 10 min before slicing and serving.

Nutritional Information:

318 Calories (kcal); 28g Total Fat; (77% calories from fat); 14g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 201mg Cholesterol; 390mg Sodium