Bisque of Crabs
From The Hotel St. Francis cook book, 1919
Serves 3
Presented as published in 1919. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from The Hotel St. Francis cook book (1919) by Hirtzler, Victor., page 16. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Bisque of crabs Ripe olives Frogs' legs, mariniere Roast chicken, au jus Watercress salad Asparagus Hollandaise Peach Melba Carolines (cakes) Coffee Bisque of crabs. Take two large raw Pacific crabs and put in vessel with cold water, season with salt and a bouquet garni, and boil for one-half hour. Then crack the shells and remove the meat. Use the meat for salad, an entree dish, or to garnish the soup. Put the shell in a mortar and smash fine. In a vessel put one-quarter pound of butter and the broken shell, and simmer. Then add one pint of the water used to boil the crab, and one pint of milk, and boil for ten minutes. Then add one quart of cream sauce, boil again, and strain through a fine sieve. Put back in pot, add one pint of boiling thick cream, salt and Cayenne pepper, and just before serving add three ounces of sweet butter
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