Lobster Farcie

Ingredients

• The meat from 2 lobsters
• 1 can of French mushrooms
• 1/2 pound of butter
• 1 1/2 pints of rich milk
• 2 heaping tablespoons of flour
• a dash of mace
• mixed mustard
• cayenne pepper
• salt

Method

1. 1

   Boil the lobster, when cold, remove the meat and chop fine.

2. 2

   Drain liquor from mushrooms and chop fine, and add the seasoning.

3. 3

   Heat milk, add butter and flour well blended, stir until thick, then add meat and mushrooms.

4. 4

   Fill the shells, sprinkle bread crumbs on top with bits of butter.

5. 5

   Bake until chestnut brown.

6. 6

   Serve in shells, garnish with slices of lemon and parsley.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Kentucky receipt book (1903) by Mary Harris Frazer, page 114. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Lobster Farcie. The meat from 2 lobsters, 1 can of French mushrooms, ^ pound of butter, 1% pints of rich milk, 2 heaping tablespoons of flour, with a dash of mace, mixed mustard and cayenne pepper and salt

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