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Try this luxury hot crab dip at you next get together!!!

Since it ’tis the season to be jolly, Saida would like to share a southern recipe and a story with our clients and friends:

“My grandmother Ferdinand Williams Alexander grew up on lower King Street in the early 1900’s. Known as “Ferdie”, my grandmother was a legend in her own time and even in our time. She was the best cook in Charleston! Miss Ferdie made cakes for the church bazaar, she made pickles for friends at Christmas and she made custard for sick family members and friends. She never stopped cooking-even when she was bedridden in her 80’s, Miss Ferdie would call out cooking, pickling and baking instructions from her bedroom to me, the cook or anyone who would listen. One of my most beloved possessions is a tattered and water stained file folder that holds my grandmother’s recipes. It survived Hurricane Hugo and I expect it will survive the next one.

Here is a favorite holiday recipe that is perfect for entertaining:

Company Crab Spread

• 8 oz. cream cheese-softened
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 oz. cheddar cheese-grated
• Juice of one pressed clove of garlic
• 1 teaspoon Worchestershire sauce
• 6 oz. crab meat-fresh or canned (drained)
• Pepper to taste
• Lemon to taste

Mix and serve with crackers or melba toast. Don’t forget to garnish with a sprig of parsley.