Crisfield Crab Dabs

Ingredients

• 1 lb jumbo lump crab meat
• 1/3 cup fine soft bread crumbs
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1 teaspoon chives, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 10 slices bacon, cut in thirds
• 4 tablespoons mayonnaise

Recipe

• 1 remove cartilage from crab meat. combine all ingredients except bacon.
• 2 mix thoroughly.
• 3 chill for 30 minutes.
• 4 portion crab mixture with a tablespoon.
• 5 shape into small rolls.
• 6 wrap bacon around crab rolls and secure with a toothpick.
• 7 place crab rolls on a broiler pan.
• 8 broil about 4 inches from source of heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until bacon is crisp.
• 9 turn carefully.
• 10 broil 4 to 5 minutes longer.
• 11 makes 30 hors d'oeuvres.