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Shrimp Sandwiches

From The Cook Book, by "Oscar" of the Waldorf, 1896
Presented as published in 1896. 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 Cook Book, by "Oscar" of the Waldorf (1896) by Oscar Tschirky, page 64. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Shrimp Sandwiches. Pick one-half pint of shrimps, put them into a mortar with two or three ounces of butter, season with a little salt and cayenne pepper, and pound them to a paste, moisten it with a few drops of tarragon vinegar. Cut some rather thin slices of bread and butter

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