Imitation Lobster Coral
From The housekeeper's guide to preserved meats, fruits, vegetables, &c, 1880
The appearance of these coloured crumbs is almost identical to that of coral.
Presented as published in 1880. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
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As published
This recipe was extracted from The housekeeper's guide to preserved meats, fruits, vegetables, &c (1880), page 57. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
imitation lobster coral as fol- lows : — Take a piece of very stale bread and crumble it till you get a few bread- crumbs about the size of the coral of the lobster. Take a plate or saucer and drop into it a few drops of cochineal
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