2 lg. crabs
Fresh bread crumbs (see below)
2 tbsp. mayonnaise
1 tsp. prepared mustard
3 tbsp. ketchup
2 chopped hard-boiled eggs
4 chopped pickled onions
4 chopped sm. pickled gherkins
Salt and pepper
2 tbsp. toasted bread crumbs
2 tbsp. grated cheese
A little butter

Cook the crabs in boiling water, shell them and reserve the meat. Soak in milk a quantity of fresh bread crumbs equal in volume to the crab meat.

Mix 6 tablespoons of the water in which the crabs were cooked with the mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, pickles and eggs. Add the soaked bread crumbs, after squeezing out excess liquid, and mix well. Season with salt and pepper. Mix in the crab meat.

Put the mixture in an oven-proof serving dish, sprinkle with bread crumbs and grated cheese, dot with butter and cook in a moderate 355 degree oven until golden, about 30 minutes. Serves 4.