Sauteed Soft Crabs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

cleaned soft crabs
butter or 4 strips bacon
salt
pepper
1/4 tsp. dry mustard per crab
dash of Worcestershire sauce per crab
flour
toast
1/4 c. blanched almonds (if desired)

Preparation

Pat cleaned soft crabs with paper to dry; salt and pepper each crab.
Lightly dust with flour.
Fold back shell on each side and sprinkle 1/8 teaspoon dry mustard on each side.
Heat butter in skillet (strips of bacon may be substituted for butter).
Brown crabs for about 5 minutes on each side.
Put a dash of Worcestershire on each crab.
Serve on toast (with bacon strip or sprinkle with sliced almonds which have been sauteed in butter).