Crab Gumbo

Ingredients

• about one quart of boiling water
• one pound of picked shrimps
• one-half teaspoonful of kitchen bouquet
• one-half gill of olive oil
• one sliced lemon
• one teaspoonful of made mustard
• one tablespoonful of Worcestershire sauce
• one teaspoonful of pepper sauce
• one half pint of claret
• one dozen large oysters

Method

1. 1

   Cook crabs for five minutes, add boiling water and stew for at least an hour.

2. 2

   Add shrimps rolled in flour and salt to taste.

3. 3

   Cook for twenty minutes, then season with olive oil, lemon, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, pepper sauce, mixed spices, and claret.

4. 4

   Stir into the broth and cook until gravy thickens, about half an hour.

5. 5

   Add oysters and cook for five minutes.

6. 6

   Serve with toasted crackers.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from High living (1904) by Linie Loyall McLaren,, page 5. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

one-half teaspoonful of kitchen bouquet. When the crabs have cooked for five minutes, add about one quart of boiling water ; let this stew for at least an hour. Now add one pound of picked shrimps, also well rolled in flour, and salt to taste. Cook this twenty minutes, then season with the following : One-half gill of olive oil, one sliced lemon, one teaspoonful of made mustard, one tablespoonful of Worcestershire sauce, one teaspoonful of pepper sauce, a few mixed spices, and one half pint of claret. Beat this all together and stir into the broth. 6 Let this cook until the gravy is quite thick, one-half hour being usually enough. Last, drop in one dozen large oysters and cook for five minutes. Serve w^ith toasted crackers. SHRIMP GUMBO — Shrimp gumbo is made in the same way as the crab gumbo, except that you substitute one pound of picked shrimps

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