Instructions: Melt one tablespoon butter. Stir in flour. Gradually stir in cream.

Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth and thick. Remove from heat. Add soft bread crumbs, green pepper, onion and seasonings.

Add crabmeat and mix lightly.

Place dry read crumbs in a shallow plate. Put a large spoonful of crab mixture on the crumbs, sprinkle dry crumbs on top of crab mixture and then shape into a flat cake. Do not pack.

Repeat making 8 cakes in all.

Heat two tablespoons butter in a large heavy skillet and saute cakes lightly, adding more butter as needed.

Carefully remove cakes from skillet with wide spatula, placing two on each plate.

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