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Shrimp or Prawn Patties

From Harper's cook book encyclopædia, 1902

Serves 4

Serve warm.

Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from Harper's cook book encyclopædia (1902), page 169. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Shrimp or Prawn Patties. — Shrimps and prawns when fresh boiled are firm and stiff ; when stale, they are limp and clammy to the touch. Prepare the shrimp by pick- ing ; stew the shells for gravy, flavor- ing with cayenne and mace, then slightly chop the shrimp and heat them in the gravy; thicken with cream, or flour and butter. Bake in patty -pans lined with a rich, light paste. Shrimps, Stuffed. — Peel off the shells of one pint of large shrimps

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