274. Lobster Sauce simplified

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
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Ingredients (10)

slices of lobster, as in the last ↝ Lobster [Shellfish]
ten tablespoonfuls of milk ↝ Milk, NFS [Milk, reduced fat]
a little pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
cayenne ↝ Peppers, raw, NFS [Other vegetables and combinations]
two cloves ↝ Garlic, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
half a blade of mace ↝ Spices, mace, ground [Spices and Herbs]
a piece of butter of the size of two walnuts ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
a little flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
two spoonfuls of cream, if handy ↝ Cream, whipped [Cream cheese, sour cream, whipped cream]

Instructions (5)

Put the slices of lobster into a stewpan.
Add ten tablespoonfuls of milk, a little pepper, salt, cayenne, two cloves, and half a blade of mace.
Set it upon the fire and when boiling, add a piece of butter of the size of two walnuts, with which you have mixed a little flour.
Shake round over the fire, and when getting rather thick, add two spoonfuls of cream, if handy.
Serve very hot.

Original Text

274. Lobster Sauce simplified.—Put the slices of lobster, as in the last, into a stewpan, with ten tablespoonfuls of milk, add a little pepper, salt, cayenne, two cloves, and half a blade of mace; set it upon the fire, and when boiling, add a piece of butter of the size of two walnuts, with which you have mixed a little flour; shake round over the fire, and when getting rather thick, add two spoonfuls of cream, if handy, and serve very hot.

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