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Shrimp Forcemeat

From A handbook of fish cookery, 1897

Particularly good as a forcemeat for pike and carp.

Presented as published in 1897. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from A handbook of fish cookery (1897) by Lucy H. Yates, page 20. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Shrimp Forcemeat, for stuffing sea or fresh-water fish. Shred some shrimps and add to them an equal quantity of fresh breadcrumbs. To a tablespoonful of fresh butter add a saltspoonful of seasoning, and a beaten egg

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