Deviled Crab, old family recipe

Original recipe, fun at the beach!

Deviled Crab

Mama Nell wrote this on the back of an envelope from someone in Alabama to Nana in 1975—It’s Nana’s recipe. When I was a child (this is not me) we used to go crabbing at the beach. We'd find a bridge and lower a wire cage baited with bacon into the tidal water. When we felt a tug, we'd raise the cage and hope we didn't lose the crab! Cracking and eating crabs plays a part in my book Saving Miss Lillian.

1 lb. Crabmeat

Beat 2 eggs slightly , add to

1 cup mayonnaise

Mix & add crab with

2 tsp grated onion

1 T. Wooster (Worcestershire sauce)

1/2 lemon juice (Juice of 1/2 lemon)

Crush Waverly Wafers or similar cracker and add to mixture until firm.

Place in crab shells or ramekins and bake at 350 degrees for 15 or 20 minutes.