Serves: 7
Total Calories: 569

8 slices white bread, trimmed, cubed
2 pounds fresh, small or medium shrimp, cooked, peeled
2 pounds fresh crab meat, drained, well picked
3/4 pound sharp Cheddar cheese, grated
1/2 cup butter
2 1/2 cups milk (or cream)
4 eggs, beaten
3/4 teaspoon Colman's dry mustard
1 salt to taste
1 cayenne pepper to taste
Dash of Tabasco

Arrange bread, shrimp, crab, and cheese in layers in a 3-quart casserole. Pour melted butter over these layers. Mix milk (or cream), eggs, dry mustard, salt, cayenne pepper, and Tabasco. Pour this mixture slowly over layers. Lightly cover. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

Bake, lightly covered with foil tent, at 350° for 1 hour or until bubbly. Remove foil and brown top by placing under broiler.

Variation: May sprinkle top with bread crumbs before placing under broiler.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 7
Total Calories: 569
Calories from Fat: 304

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