1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 cups chicken broth (dissolve 2 boullion cubes in 1 1/2 cups hot water)
1 quart half & half
1 pound crab meat
Heat water. Melt butter on low. Stir in flour and mix until smooth. Turn up heat to med hi. Stir in chicken broth. Slowly stir in half & half. Add parsley and Old Bay. Add crab - turn heat off and keep stirring. Bottom may stick.
Hint: pour half & half in thirds or fourths - let thicken after adding each time.
