To Dress Crab

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861

Source: The Book of Household Management
Yield: 3.0 persons
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (8)

1 crab ↝ Crustaceans, crab, dungeness, raw [Finfish and Shellfish Products]
2 tablespoonfuls of vinegar ↝ Vinegar [Mustard and other condiments]
1 ditto of oil ↝ Oil, safflower [Fats and Oils]
salt, white pepper, and cayenne, to taste ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
salt, white pepper, and cayenne, to taste ↝ Spices, pepper, white [Spices and Herbs]
salt, white pepper, and cayenne, to taste ↝ Peppers, raw, NFS [Other vegetables and combinations]
slices of cut lemon and parsley ↝ Lemon, raw [Citrus fruits]
slices of cut lemon and parsley ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]

Instructions (2)

Empty the shells, and thoroughly mix the meat with the above ingredients, and put it in the large shell.
Garnish with slices of cut lemon and parsley.

Original Text

TO DRESS CRAB.

244. INGREDIENTS.—1 crab, 2 tablespoonfuls of vinegar, 1 ditto of oil; salt, white pepper, and cayenne, to taste.

Mode.—Empty the shells, and thoroughly mix the meat with the above ingredients, and put it in the large shell. Garnish with slices of cut lemon and parsley. The quantity of oil may be increased when it is much liked. (See Coloured Plate I.)

Average cost, from 10d. to 2s.

Seasonable all the year; but not so good in May, June, and July.

Sufficient for 3 persons.

TO CHOOSE CRAB.—The middle-sized crab is the best; and the crab, like the lobster, should be judged by its weight; for if light, it is watery.

Notes

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