5 tbsp. butter
3 tbsp. flour
2 c. milk
2 tbsp. minced onion
1/2 tsp. celery salt
1 tbsp. grated orange rind (optional)
1 tbsp. minced parsley
1 tbsp. minced green pepper
1 pimento, minced
2 tbsp. sherry
1 egg, beaten
Bottled hot sauce to taste
1 tsp. salt
Dash of black pepper
1 lb. fresh crabmeat
1 tbsp. buttered bread crumbs

Make white sauce of butter, flour, and milk; then add next 6 ingredients. Remove from heat. Add sherry. Add a teaspoon of the warm sauce to egg; then add egg to rest of sauce.

Add hot sauce, salt, pepper and crabmeat. Put in 1 1/2 quart casserole; sprinkle top with bread crumbs mixed with 1 tablespoon melted butter. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 to 20 minutes. Serves 6 to 8.