Scallops in their Shells

Ingredients

• a few bread-crumbs
• cut each into three pieces
• a small piece of butter
• some cayenne pepper
• a squeeze of lemon

Method

1. 1

   Cleanse and dry the scallops, cut each into three pieces.

2. 2

   Butter a shell, sprinkle with bread-crumbs, add scallop pieces, top with butter, cayenne, and lemon.

3. 3

   Cover with more bread-crumbs and butter, then bake until browned.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The book of plain cooking (1904) by Ethel Archer, page 9. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Scallops in their Shells Completely cleanse the scallops, dry them, and cut each into three pieces. Have ready a PLAIN COOKING 37 well-buttered shell, and sprinkle thereon a few bread-crumbs. Add the pieces of scallop, placing upon each a small piece of butter, some cayenne pepper, and a squeeze of lemon

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