Hot Crab Bake

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 ea 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.