Pimento Crab Dip - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• 3¾ cups cream cheese
• 1¾ cups Tillamook cheddar cheese, grated
• ⅔ cup Duke’s mayonnaise
• ½ cup canned pimento peppers, drained and chopped
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1 tablespoon green Tabasco sauce
• Butter, for greasing
• ¾ cup blue crab meat
• Pimento Base
• 1 bunch scallions, white parts thinly sliced
• 1 lemon, quartered
• Shrimp or crab chips, seasoned with Old Bay