{"id":4726,"slug":"crab-in-chafing-dish","title":"Crab in chafing dish.","description":"From The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book (1919) by Victor Hirtzler.","ingredients_raw":["A shallot onion","Two spoonfuls of butter","A spoonful of flour","A half pint of sweet milk","The meat of a California crab (or six eastern crabs)","A tablespoonful of sherry","Toast, cut in fancy shapes"],"ingredients_norm":["shallot onion","butter","flour","sweet milk","meat of california crab","sherry","toast"],"steps":["Mince a shallot onion and brown slightly with two spoonfuls of butter.","Add a spoonful of flour, mixing well, then add a half pint of sweet milk, and stir to a smooth cream.","Add the meat of a California crab (or six eastern crabs) and a tablespoonful of sherry.","Place toast, cut in fancy shapes, on a deep platter, and cover with the crab."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39550","source_ref":"pg:39550:w31:1","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.95,"content_hash":"aebf8cecc10eea0d8d1b44dd6d2e9dbca8b2eca54a3fd0219e5c3e9220b94bd0","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:38:32Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe (1919), reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/crab-in-chafing-dish"}