Crab Creole


6 small crabs
Bread crumbs
3 canned pimientos, chopped fine
pinch of mace
1 hot red pepper, chopped, or cayenne pepper to taste
2 tablespoons chopped chervil
1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
3 tablespoons sherry
freshly ground pepper to taste
3 cloves garlic, crushed
butter

Remove the crab meat from the shells and chop fine. Scrub the
empty shells and reserve. Mash 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs into the
crab eat until the mixture is smooth. Add all the other ingredients
except the butter, mixing thoroughly. Stuff the reserved crab
shells with the mixture. Sprinkle lightly with bread crumbs, dot
with butter, and bake in a preheated 350 oven for 1/2 hour, or
until browned. Serves 6 as an appetizer or 2-3 as a luncheon
entree.

Bread Pudding

1 1/2 loaves dried Raisin bread, torn into pieces
2 cups milk
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 can Eagle brand milk
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4-cup dark rum or 1 tablespoon rum extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, combine the milk, eggs, butter, cinnamon, vanilla, heavy cream, sugar, brown sugar, and salt, mix well to ensure the sugar has been dissolved.
Add bread pieces. Let sit until bread has soaked up all of the milk mixture. Place in baking dish.
Bake for 1 hour or until bread pudding has set. Remove bread pudding from oven and let cool to just warm.

Rum Sauce:

1 can Eagle brand milk
4 tablespoons margarine, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup milk
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ cup dark rum

Combine Eagle brand milk, margarine, stirring well, warm before serving time. Whisk in rum just before serving.
Serve bread pudding with sauce.