4 T butter
5 T flour
1 t dry mustard
1 t Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 t salt
3 T parsley
2 c milk
1 lb. crab claw meat
1 egg
2 c cracker crumbs
few grains cayenne pepper
few grains black pepper

Melt butter in pan, remove from heat and add flour, salt, pepper and parsley. Blend well. Gradually stir in milk. Return to heat and cook, stirring constantly until mixture is very thick. Add beaten egg and Worcestershire sauce. Cool.

Remove all shell from crab meat. Stir crab meat into sauce. Dip 1 serving spoon of crab mixture in crumbs and shape. Chill for 1 hour. Fry in fat until golden brown.