Delmarva Crab Cakes

Recipe is typical spicy crab cakes of the Delmarva area.

1. Pick out shells from crabmeat and sprinkle crab with lemon juice.

2. Make the sauce: Heat and stir together butter and flour and stir in 1/2 cup milk until thick. Cool.

3. Beat 2 eggs with the cooled sauce and blend in the mayonnaise, 1/4 cup breadcrumbs, salt and pepper, mustard and Worchestershire sauce.

4. Gently combine crabmeat with sauce mixture and chill until firm.

5. Form into 9 to 12 patties. Beat 1 egg with milk. Bread cakes by dipping them in flour then egg milk mixture and then in remaining breadcrumbs and paprika.

6. Fry in hot oil until golden. Serve immediately.