Shrimp Surprise

Ingredients

• one green pepper
• one egg
• three tablespoons chopped pimiento
• three tablespoons butter
• one small onion chopped fine
• one and one-half teaspoons salt
• two cups milk
• two cups mushrooms
• two cups shrimp
• one tablespoon chopped parsley
• one teaspoon prepared mustard
• three tablespoons flour

Method

1. 1

   Cook green pepper and mushrooms in butter for 5 minutes.

2. 2

   Add onions, flour, salt, pimientos, parsley, and shrimp.

3. 3

   Gradually add milk, cooking until thick.

4. 4

   Add remaining milk with beaten egg and serve on toast.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Natchez recipes (1900), page 16. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SHRIMP SURPRISE One green pepper, one egg, three tablespoons chopped pimiento, three tablespoons butter, one small onion chopped fine, one and one-half teaspoons salt, two cups milk, two cups mushrooms, two cups shrimp, one tablespoon chopped parsley, one teaspoon prepared mustard, three tablespoons flour

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