Andy wrote:
>
> "Pete C." > wrote:
>
> > The last three ingredients are supposed to be a white sauce to go on
> the
> > crab cakes. I've never run into crab cakes served with white sauce
> > before and at the very least I would season the white sauce with some
> > Old Bay. Horseradish tartar sauce used sparingly is my preference on
> > crab cakes.
>
> Pete C.,
>
> Here's what I meant...
>
> > >> 2 tablespoons butter
> > >> 1 tablespoons flour
> > >> 1/2 cup milk
> > >> white sauce
>
> Then followed by...
>
> > >> 2 tablespoons butter
> > >> 1 tablespoons flour
> > >> 1/2 cup milk
>
> Except for the missing:
>
> > >> white sauce
>
> A simple text entry redundancy oops to the ingredients list.
>
> Best,
>
> Andy
>

Hmmm, re-reading the recipe and instructions I see it is indeed screwy.
At first skim it looked like a white sauce was intended as a topping,
but it seems it's being used in the crab cakes.