Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 tb Butter 4 c Milk
5 ts Flour 1/2 lb Crabmeat; cooked
3 Eggs; hard boiled;sieved 1/2 c Heavy cream
1 Lemon; grated rind of 1/2 c Dry sherry
1 pn -Salt 1 ds Worcestershire sauce
1 pn -White pepper,freshly ground

An historic recipe served during President Gerald Ford's
administration.

In a 2 qt saucepan, combine butter, flour, sieved eggs, lemon rind,
salt and pepper. In a separate saucepan, bring milk to a boil, remove
from heat. Gradually pour in the hot milk into the egg mixture,
stirring with a wire whisk. Add crabmeat, and cook over low heat for
5 minutes; do not boil. Add cream and remove from heat. Stir in
sherry and Worcestershire sauce and serve piping hot.

SERVES: 6 SOURCE: _The White House Family Cookbook_ by White House
executive Chef Henry Haller with Virginia Aronson posted by Anne
MacLellan

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