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A great do-ahead recipe, Jane takes us through this crab & cheese appetizer made on the classic English muffin. You could have these prepared and in the freezer. Just take them out and pop them in the broiler for a quick treat for drop-in guests. We know Jane is always prepared for company and with these delicious crabbies, you can be too .

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Ingredients

1 stick (½ cup) margarine or butter, softened
1½ tsp mayonnaise
½ tsp garlic salt
1 7-oz can crabmeat, well drained
1 5-oz jar Old English Cheese
½ tsp salt
1 pkg (6) English muffins, split in half

Special Equipment

mixer
wax paper
broiler pan

How-to

In the bowl of an electric mixer, blend margarine (or butter), mayonnaise, garlic salt, crabmeat, Old English cheese and salt. Start mixer on low and gradually increase speed until mixture is a creamy spreadable consistency
Place a sheet of wax paper on a cookie sheet
Lay cut halves of English muffins on the wax paper
With a spatula, spread mixture over each muffin half
Lay another piece of wax paper gently over the tops of the muffins and freeze for about 20 minutes
After 20 minutes, remove from freezer, remove wax paper and place muffins on a broiler sheet
Broil for 10-15 minutes until crispy. Keep an eye on them so they don't burn
Let cool slightly and cut into ¼-inch pieces