Lobster Patties

Ingredients

• Lobster, 1, medium (2 pounds)
• Dry bread-crumbs (rolled fine), 4 tablespoons
• Milk, 1 cupful
• Butter, 2 tablespoons
• Salt and Cayenne pepper

Method

1. 1

   Boil the lobster, and pick the meat up fine.

2. 2

   Dry the bread-crumbs in the oven and roll them fine.

3. 3

   Put the lobster in a stewpan, add to it 1 tablespoon of the bread-crumbs, and mix well together, and season highly with salt and cayenne pepper.

4. 4

   Add to this the butter, and the remaining 3 tablespoons of bread-crumbs mixed with the milk.

5. 5

   Put all on the fire; cook for about 5 minutes, constantly stirring, and serve in patty shells.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Around-the-world cook book (1913) by Mary Louise Barroll, page 21. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

LOBSTER PATTIES GERMAN Lobster, 1, medium (2 pounds), Dry bread-crumbs (rolled fine), 4 tablespoons, Milk, 1 cupful. Butter, 2 tablespoons. Salt and Cayenne pepper

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