Lobsters

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
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The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
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Ingredients (1)
Instructions (4)
  1. When you have half-boiled your lobster, take it out of the water.
  2. Rub it well with butter, and lay it before the fire.
  3. Continue basting it with butter till it has a fine froth, and the shell looks of a dark brown.
  4. Then put it into your dish, and serve it up with plain melted butter in a sauce-boat.
Original Text
Lobsters. WHEN you have half-boiled your lobster, take it out of the water, rub it well with butter, and lay it before the fire; continue basting it with butter till it has a fine froth, and the shell looks of a dark brown. Then put it into your dish, and serve it up with plain melted butter in a sauce-boat.
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