Devilled Lobster

Ingredients

• the meat from a boiled lobster
• mustard
• cayenne
• salt
• some pungent sauce
• a heaping spoonful of butter
• vinegar

Method

1. 1

   Mince lobster meat and reserve coral.

2. 2

   Season with mustard, cayenne, salt, and sauce.

3. 3

   Mix well and place in a saucepan with hot water.

4. 4

   Rub coral smooth with vinegar and stir into the saucepan.

5. 5

   Add butter and boil once before removing from heat.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The household (of the Detroit free press) (1886) by Goff, May Perrin,, page 506. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

DEVILLED LOBSTER. Extract the meat from a boiled lobster, as for salad, and mince it finely ; reserve the coral. Season highly with mustard, cayenne, salt, and some pungent sauce. Toss and stir until it is well mixed, and put into a porcelain saucepan (covered) with just enough hot water to keep it from burning. Rub the coral smooth, moistening with vinegar until it is thin enough to pour easily, then stir into the contents of the sauce- pan. It is necessary to prepare the dressing before the lobster-meat is set on the fire. It ought to boil up but once before the coral and vin- egar are put in. Next stir in a heaping spoonful of butter

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