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Crabmeat Au Gratin

During my last visit to the outer banks in North Carolina a good friend gave me a copy of Old Fishing Village Recipes by J. S. Collester. In it I found this recipe and it is truly delicious. I have scaled it up to increase the number of servings and increased the amount of cheese but basically it is as I found it.

1 pound	fresh crabmeat, picked
1½ cups	grated muenster cheese
½ cup plus 2 tablespoons	grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup	whole milk
2 tablespoons	chopped parsley
1 teaspoon	dry mustard
1 tablespoon	Worcestershire sauce
5 tablespoons	melted butter
1/3 cup	dry white wine
2 teaspoon	salt
1 teaspoon	white pepper
¾ cup	Panko bread crumbs

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Add 2 tablespoons of the melted butter and then toss with the breadcrumbs and 2 tablespoons of the Parmesan cheese until well combined and all the clumps are broken up.

Put the grated cheeses and milk and heat in a sauce pan until the cheeses have melted. Add the remaining ingredients (except the breadcrumbs) and combine well.

Place in a casserole dish, top with the breadcrumbs and bake in a 350 degree oven for 35 minutes.