Shrimp Paste Sandwiches
From The housekeeper's guide to preserved meats, fruits, vegetables, &c, 1880
Wrap sandwiches in clean white paper; avoid printed paper to prevent imparting a nasty flavor.
Presented as published in 1880. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from The housekeeper's guide to preserved meats, fruits, vegetables, &c (1880), page 207. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
two or three hard-boiled eggs. Next cut some pieces of bread-and-butter, and then with a silver knife or ivory paper-knife spread some shrimp paste very lightly over the butter, adding a little pepper and a little salt
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