1 lb. blue crab meat
2 tbsp. chopped onion
2 tbsp. butter or other fat, melted
1 egg, beaten
1/2 tsp. powdered mustard
1/2 tsp. salt
Dash pepper
Dash cayenne pepper
1/2 c. dried bread crumbs

Remove any shell or cartilage from crab meat. Cook onion in butter until tender. Combine all ingredients except crumbs. Shape into 6 to 9 cakes (depending upon how thick you prefer them) and roll in crumbs. Place cakes in heavy frying pan, which contains about 1/8" fat that is hot but not smoking. Fry over moderate heat. When cakes are brown on one side, turn cakes carefully and brown on other side, cooking time is about 5 to 8 minutes. Drain on absorbent paper. Serves 3. (Recipe says that it serves 6, but those 6 people must not really like crab cakes!)