12 medium soft crabs
1 lb. backfin crabmeat
1/2 cup butter or margarine

Remove all cartilage from crabmeat.  Place soft crabs in a shallow baking pan.
Remove top shell from crabs and stuff each crab cavity with about 3 tbs. crabmeat.
Replace top shell.  Melt butter and pour evenly over crabs.  Bake at 400 degrees F.
until shells turn red and crabs brown slightly, about 15 min.