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Mrs. Warren’s 1984 recipe for Cold Omelets with Crab Meat contains all four of the ingredients listed in Mr. Franey’s 1979 recipe in the exact same portion but lists five additional ingredients. More significantly, her instructions are virtually a word for word copy of Mr. Franey’s instructions from this 1979 article. Both instructions specify the use of a “seven inch Teflon pan.” …
Did original Cherokees even know what crabs were? Not likely.
It's possible that the Cherokees may have traded east to get ocean crabs.
But where would they have traded to get a “seven inch Teflon pan.”?