Curried Crayfish with Boiled Rice.

One crayfish, 2 tablespoons butter, 1 tablespoon curry powder, 1 cup rice, 3 tablespoons flour, 1 teaspoon finely chopped onion, 3/4 pint hot white stock, 1 quart boiling water, salt as required.

Remove meat from crayfish. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add the onion. Cook slowly for 5 minutes. Mix the flour with the curry powder and stir into the butter and onion. When well blended, stir in the stock. Season to taste with salt. Add crayfish meat, chopped or shredded to taste. Stir till boiling. Pour into the centre of a hot dish. Serve the rice, round the cray-fish.