Crab Cutlets - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. cooked crab meat
3 Tbsp. butter
5 Tbsp. flour
1 1/2 c. milk
salt and pepper
1 egg, beaten
dash of celery salt
1 tsp. grated onion
mayonnaise
dry bread crumbs

Preparation

Melt butter; blend in flour and add milk.
Cook, stirring constantly, until thick.
Add salt, pepper, beaten egg, celery salt and onion and cook until thick.
Remove spines from crab meat and add to first mixture.
Chill for several hours.
Form into cakes or cut into small steak-shaped pieces; dip into flour, then spread generously on both sides with mayonnaise and roll in crumbs.
Brown in hot butter.
Serve with creamed peas, cheese sauce and lemon wedges.
Serves 6.