{"id":4907,"slug":"deviled-crab-in-shells","title":"Deviled crab in shells","description":"From The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book (1919) by Victor Hirtzler.","ingredients_raw":["empty shells","meat of one crab","a cup of velouté sauce","a teaspoonful of English mustard","a soupspoonful of Worcestershire sauce","a half-teaspoonful of finely chopped parsley","salt","pepper","a bit of Cayenne","a teaspoonful of French mustard","two spoonfuls of melted butter","bread crumbs"],"ingredients_norm":["empty shell","meat of crab","veloute sauce","english mustard","soupspoonful of worcestershire sauce","parsley","salt","pepper","bit of cayenne","french mustard","butter","bread crumb"],"steps":["Secure some empty shells from a first-class grocer.","Allow one shell to each person and fill with the following: Take the meat of one crab, which is sufficient for four persons, shred it, add a cup of velouté sauce, a teaspoonful of English mustard, a soupspoonful of Worcestershire sauce, a half-teaspoonful of finely chopped parsley, salt, pepper and a bit of Cayenne. Mix well.","Fill the shells, covering evenly.","Make a paste of a teaspoonful each of English and French mustard and two spoonfuls of melted butter.","Spread this over the top, and cover with bread crumbs.","Bake for about ten minutes, or until the top is browned."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":"4","yield_text":"sufficient for four persons","difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39550","source_ref":"pg:39550:w42:4","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.95,"content_hash":"c345065ee51878a956e704621e631cd720d916af30f2225f154e0fe85d5a7e72","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:40:36Z","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/deviled-crab-in-shells"}