6 tb Butter or margarine
1/4 c  All-purpose flour
2 c  Milk
1 cn Crab meat (7 1/2 oz.),
-drained, flaked &
-cartilage removed
2    Hard cooked eggs, chopped
1/2 c  Chopped pimiento
1/2 c  Fine dry break crumbs
1/4 c  Slivered almonds

In skillet, melt 4 tbs. butter; blend in flour. Add milk all at once; cook
and stir until thickened and bubbly. Stir in crab meat, chopped eggs,
pimiento. 1 tsp. salt, and 1/8 tsp. pepper. Spoon mixture into 6 individual
casserole dishes or baking shells. Melt remaining 2 tbs. butter, toss with
bread crumbs to combine. Sprinkle crumbs atop crab mixture. Top with
slivered almonds. Bake uncovered, at 350, for 20 to 25 minutes.