1 c  Crackers - ritz, crushed

      3 tb Butter - melted

     16 oz Cream cheese softened

      3    Eggs

    1/4 c  Sour cream

      1 ts Lemon juice - fresh

      2 ts Onion - grated

    1/4 ts Old Bay or chowder seasoning

      2 dr Tabasco sauce

    1/8 ts Ground pepper - fresh

      1 c  Lump crabmeat -- canned

    1/2 c  Sour cream

  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Mix together the crackers and butter
  and use the mixture to line a 9 inch springform pan.  Bake for about
  10 minutes.  Set aside to cool.  Reduce the oven to 325 degrees. With

  an electric mixer, beat together until fluffy the cream cheese, eggs,
  and 1/4 cup sour cream.  Add the lemon juice, onion, Old Bay
  seasoning, Tabasco, and black pepper.  Stir in the crabmeat and mix
  well.  Pour into the cooled crust and bake 50 minutes until the cake
  sets.  Remove from the oven.  Run a knife around the edge of the
  cake, loosening it from the pan.  Cool on a wire rack.  Remove the
  sides of the pan. Spread the cake with the sour cream.
  Posted on rec.food.recipes by DI2@delphi.com