Coastal Carolina Recipes

OUTER BANKS CRAB CAKES

1 lb. fresh jumbo lump crabmeat (remove cartilage/shell)
½ cup bread crumbs
4 scallions (green part only, thinly sliced)
1 tbsp. parsley
1 tsp. Old Bay (do not use any other kind of seasoning)
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
Dash of Tabasco (optional)
¼ cup mayonnaise (do not use salad dressing)
1 large egg
¼ cup butter (do not use margarine)
¼ cup olive oil (can substitute canola oil)

Mix the first six ingredients. Taste and add more seasoning or Tabasco if want more kick. Add mayo and egg. Shape into seven or eight fat crab cakes. Cover and chill for one hour. Heat butter and oil in frying pan before adding crab cakes. Fry 4-5 minutes on each side. Do not broil or bake! The outside should be crisp and brown, which is only achieved through frying. Serve immediately. Bankers eat theirs with only a squeeze of lemon—no tarter or remoulade sauce to conceal the delicious flavor.

ISLAND MANGO CHILLER

1 cup ice cubes
1 cup chopped mango
½ cup canned pineapple chunks
2 tbsp canned pineapple juice
1 tbsp lime juice
½ tsp lime zest
Dash of cayenne pepper

Put all ingredients into a blender and blend on high speed until smooth. Serve immediately and enjoy!

EDENTON TEA PARTY CAKES

1 tsp baking soda

1 quart flour

2 cups brown sugar

3 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup butter or shortening

Beat eggs and add sugar and vanilla and then baking soda. Mix well. In a separate bowl, mix flour and butter/shortening. Combine the flour mixture with the egg mixture. Knead until a nice soft consistency. Roll out and cut into cakes. Bake at350 degrees until done. They were served plain in the colonial days but can be frosted, drizzled with icing, or lightly coated with powdered sugar to make them even yummier!

NOTE: On October 25, 1774, a group of influential ladies met at the home of Penelope Barker in the state’s capital at that time, Edenton. The women were most unhappy about the tax the English had put on tea. At this meeting, they served these tea cakes and made the historical decision to boycott tea unlesss and until the tax was removed.