Crab or Lobster, to butter

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840
Source
The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Ingredients (12)
Crab or Lobster preparation
Instructions (9)
  1. Take all the meat out of the shells and body of the boiled and cold crabs or lobsters.
  2. Break the claws and take out the meat.
  3. Shred the meat small.
  4. Add a spoonful or two of claret, a little vinegar, and a grated nutmeg.
  5. Let it boil up till it is thoroughly hot.
  6. Put in some melted butter with anchovies and white gravy.
  7. Thicken with the yolk of an egg or two.
  8. When very hot, put it into the large shell.
  9. Put crumbs of bread over it and brown it with a salamander.
Original Text
Crab or Lobster, to butter. The crabs or lobsters being boiled and cold, take all the meat out of the shells and body; break the claws and take out the meat. Shred it small; add a spoonful or two of claret, a little vinegar, and a grated nutmeg. Let it boil up till it is thoroughly hot; then put in some melted butter, with anchovies and white[65] gravy; thicken with the yolk of an egg or two, and when very hot put it into the large shell. Put crumbs of bread over it, and brown it with a salamander.
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