Lobster Sandwiches

Ingredients

• ½ lb. lobster meat
• the yolks of 2 hard-boiled eggs
• 2 oz. butter
• 5 capers
• pepper
• salt
• cayenne to taste
• slices of bread and butter
• chopped mustard
• chopped cress

Method

1. 1

   Pound together in a mortar until quite smooth the lobster meat, the yolks of hard-boiled eggs, butter, capers, pepper, salt, and cayenne to taste.

2. 2

   Spread thinly on slices of bread and butter, sprinkle with a very little chopped mustard and cress if liked, cover with another slice of bread and butter, cut neatly, and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The household cook book (1902) by Smiley, James B[ethuel],, page 226. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

LOBSTER SANDWICHES.— Pound together in a mortar until quite smooth ^ lb. lobster meat, the yolks of 2 hard=boiled eggs, 2 oz. butter, 5 capers, pepper, salt, and cayenne to taste. Spread thinly on slices of bread and butter, si3rinkle with a very little chopped mustard

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