Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      pound         blue crab meat -- flaked
     1/2  cup           minced onion
     1/4  cup           minced green pepper
   2      tablespoons   margarine
   1      tablespoon    dry mustard
   1      teaspoon      original worcestershire sauce
     1/4  teaspoon      tabasco sauce
     3/4  teaspoon      salt
     1/4  teaspoon      pepper
   1      dash          cayenne pepper -- (optional)
     1/4  cup           flour
   1 1/4  cups          light cream
   2                    egg yolks -- beaten
     1/2  cup           fresh bread crumbs
     1/2  teaspoon      paprika
   1      tablespoon    butter -- melted
                        corn oil

Preparation:

1. Pick over crab meat carefully; set aside. 2. Saute onion and green pepper in margarine until tender; stir in mustard, Worcestershire, Tabasco, salt, pepper and cayenne. 3. Stir in flour; gradually blend in cream. 4. Heat mixture to a boil, stirring constantly; boil 1 minute. 5. Stir in crab meat. 6. Add a little hot sauce mixture to egg yolks; return to pan and heat until thickened, stirring constantly. 7. Chill crab meat mixture. 8. Combine bread crumbs, paprika and melted butter in bowl. Shape crab meat mixture into 8 crab cakes; dip into crumb mixture. 9. Cook cakes in 1 inch hot oil over moderate heat until golden brown on both sides. NOTE: If desired, crab mixture may be spooned into 4 crab shells or ramekins; crumb mixture sprinkled over top, and baked in preheated 3500 F. oven 20 minutes, or until hot and bubbly. Place under broiler to brown crumb mixture if desired.