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Beggar's Purses with Crabmeat (recipes) and epi- (iou)


Beggar's Purses with Crabmeat (recipes)


Makes 6 purses







Crabmeat Salad:

1/2 pound lump crabmeat, picked over, cartilage and shell removed

1 Tbsp. mayonnaise

1 tsp. lemon juice

1 tsp. Dijon mustard

2 tsp. minced green onions

1 tsp. minced parsley

1 tsp. capers

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. cayenne



6 pre-made 4 ½ inch crepes

6 chives, blanched



Crabmeat Salad:

In a medium bowl, gently mix together all of the ingredients, except for the crepes and blanched chives.



Blanched Chives:

Dip chives in boiling water for 2 seconds and plunge them into ice water. Pat dry and lay them out individually on a towel.





Spread the crepes on a flat work surface and place 1 heaping tablespoon of the crabmeat salad in the center of each. Draw up the crepes as though making a bundle, twisting the crepe gently to enclose the crabmeat. Tie a chive around the top of the bundle to seal the purse.



Serve immediately, or store, tightly wrapped, in the refrigerator for up to 1 hour. Serve at room temperature.







This appetizer was made popular by Susan and Barry Wine at the Quilted Giraffe, circa 1975-1992, in New York City. A beggar’s purse consists of a filled mini crepe. The edges of the crepe are pulled up in pleats around the filling and securely tied with a chive. The ruffle at the top makes this edible package look like a miniature purse. The original Quilted Giraffe appetizer contained caviar and crème fraiche.



epi- (iou)



epi- prefix. before an aspirated one.
[Repr. Greek epi on, near to, above, in addition.]
1. Occurring, esp. in scientific words, with the senses 'on', as epicycle, epigraph, 'above, overlying', as epicotyl, epidermis, 'near to', as epipubis, 'in addition', as epiphenomenon.
2. Chemistry, Mineralogy, & Geology. In names of substances, denoting (a) analogy or similarity of composition, (b) a bridge in a molecule.
epi'calyx noun, pl. -yces , -yxes, Botany a whorl of small bracts like sepals surrounding the true calyx in certain plants, esp. members of the mallow family L19.
epicarp noun (Botany) the outermost layer of the pericarp in a fleshy fruit; the peel, the skin: E19.
epichile Botany the flat projecting outer part of the hinged labellum found in some orchids M19.
epichlor'hydrin noun Chemistry a cyclic epoxide, C3H5OCl, that is a toxic flammable volatile liquid used esp. in the manufacture of epoxy resins M19.
epi'chordal adjective (Zoology) situated or occurring on the dorsal side of the notochord L19.
epi'clastic adjective (Geology) (of rock) formed on the earth's surface by the alteration of pre-existing rocks L19.
epi'cormic adjective (Botany) [Greek kormos trunk (of a tree)] (of a shoot or branch) growing from a previously dormant bud on the trunk or a limb of a tree E20.
epicotyl noun (Botany) the part of an embryo or seedling stem above the cotyledon(s) L19.
, Botany the surface layer of the fruiting body in certain lichens and fungi L19.
epitope noun [Greek topos place] Medicine the part of an antigen molecule to which an antibody molecule attaches itself M20.
epi'topic adjective (Medicine) of or pertaining to an epitope M20.
epi'trochlear adjective (Anatomy) situated above or near the trochlea of the elbow-joint M20.
epizone noun (Geology) a metamorphic zone characterized by moderate temperature, low pressure, and high stress M20.