Irecently found a good recipe for crab imperial in Down Home, a cookbook by Sylvester Murray, an Outer Banks native. Crab Imperial is sort of like deviled crab -- or crab cake not in a patty shape.

Martha Nielson of Trenton, N.J., was hoping someone would have the recipe for a Crab Imperial dish similar to the one she and her husband used to enjoy on their trips to Maryland. It was served at ...