Lobster Bisque

Ingredients

• 1 two-lb. lobster
• 4 cups scalded milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups white stock
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 4 teaspoon salt
• 14 tablespoons flour
• Few grains pepper
• Few grains cayenne
• Lobster coral

Method

1. 1

   Remove meat from lobster and finely chop.

2. 2

   Pound crackers, add lobster meat and stock to form a paste; then add remaining stock.

3. 3

   Melt butter and flour, pour on lobster mixture.

4. 4

   Add seasonings to scalded milk and combine.

5. 5

   Cream butter and add lobster coral, then add to hot soup, stirring with a wire whisk.

As published

This recipe was extracted from What to Have for Dinner (1905) by Fannie Merritt Farmer, page 49. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

LOBSTER BISQUE. 1 two-lb. lobster 4 cups scalded milk 2 common crackers 2 tablespoons butter 2 cups white stock Lobster coral 1 tablespoon butter 4 teaspoon salt 14 tablespoons flour Few grains pepper Few grains cayenne

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