Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      pound         backfin crabmeat
   8      ounces        cream cheese -- softened

Preparation:

Season slightly with your choice of the following: salt; cream; onion; sherry; pepper; Tabasco; mustard; Worcestershire. Remove all cartilage from crabmeat. Very gently mix crab with cream cheese, being careful not to break the pieces. Shape into a log, sprinkle with parsley, chill, and serve with crackers.