1/2 lb Large deep sea scallops
     1    Egg white
     1 ts Salt
    20    Turns of pepper from the
          -mill
   1/2 ts Pulverized crab boil (or
          -any peppery crab spice)
     2 tb Very soft butter
   1/4 c  Heavy cream (or more)
   3/4 lb Picked over backfin crabmeat
          Cornflour
          Clarified butter or oil
 Put scallops, egg white, salt, pepper and crab spice in food
 processor. Process 30 seconds.  Add butter and process again until
 well mixed. Cool 2 hours.  Add cream, then empty into bowl. Fold in
 crabmeat and shape into cakes.
 Flour crabcakes in cornflour and fry in butter or oil for about 2 to 3
 minutes or until brown and crusty. Turn and fry for about 2 to 3
 minutes or until brown and crusty on other side. Season with salt and
 pepper.
                
                 Yields       
                6 Servings