1 cup white crab meat
2 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, grated
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon mace
3 ribs celery, grated
2 cups milk
1/2 cup cream
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire
2 teaspoons flour
1 tablespoon water
3 tablespoons sherry

Put crab in double boiler; add butter, onion, salt, pepper, mace and celery. Let simmer for five minutes. Heat milk and add to crab mixture. Stir, add cream and Worcestershire sauce. Thicken with paste made of flour and water. Add sherry. Cook over low heat for 1/2 hour. Serves 4.

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