Lobster a la Newburg

Ingredients

• One large lobster
• 1 tablespoonful of butter
• 1 wine glass of sherry
• 3 eggs
• i^ pint of cream

Method

1. 1

   Cut lobster into pieces, sauté in butter, season, add wine, beaten eggs, and cream.

2. 2

   Boil and serve immediately.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Delicate dishes (1896), page 38. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

LOBSTER A LA NEWBURG. One large lobster, i tablespoonful of butter, i wine glass of sherry, 3 eggs, i^ pint of cream. Take the nicest part of the lobster cut in small pieces, put in chafing dish with butter, season with pepper and salt, pour wine over it, add the beaten eggs and cream. Let all come to a boil and serve immediately. Sufficient for £ve persons. Mrs. James Hewitt. 108 CHAFING DISH. SCOTCH SQUIRREL. Spread anchovy paste thinly on crackers. Scram- ble in the chafing dish, 8 eggs, with i cup of cream, a pat of butter, and a little salt. Pour this mixture over the crackers and serve. Miss Annie Bennett. CREAMED OYSTERS. Put into the upper part of the chafing dish i table- spoonful of butter. When it melts add i tablespoonful of flour; stir till it thickens, then add i cup of cream, season with salt and pepper to taste. Add the oysters drained and cook till the oysters are plump. Serve on hot toast. Miss Kate S. Benton. VENISON IN A CHAFING DISH. One coffee cup of claret; when hot add i dessert- spoonful of butter, i coffee cup of sherry, i tablespoon- ful of currant jelly, i dessertspoonful of Worcestershire sauce, a shake of red pepper. When the sauce comes to a boil put in the venison cut in strips five or six inches long, not more than two pieces at a time, and cook for about one minute. Mrs. Eberman. CREAMED OYSTERS. Mix well together i tablespoonful of butter, 3 teaspoonfuls of flour, put in a chafing dish, add a little milk or cream and salt to taste and stir constantly till CHAFING DISH. 109 thoroughly cooked. As it thickens add more milk till a proper consistency is attained. Put in i pint of oys- ters and cook till their edges curl. Serve on toast. This cream is also used for Lobster Newburg. Mrs. Isaac Bennett. OYSTER PAN ROAST. Melt 1 tablespoonful of butter

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