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Lobster Sauce II

A historical side recipe from Fannie Merritt Farmer's 1910 Boston Cooking-School Cook Book.

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Gather

Ingredients

  • 1¼ lb Lobster
  • ¼ cup Butter
  • ¼ cup Flour
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • Few grains Cayenne
  • ½ tablespoon Lemon Juice
  • 3 cups Cold Water

Make it

Method

  1. 1

    Remove meat from lobster, and cut tender claw meat in one-half inch dice.

  2. 2

    Chop remaining meat, add to body bones, and cover with water; cook until stock is reduced to two cups, strain, and add gradually to butter and flour cooked together, then add salt, cayenne, lemon juice, and lobster dice.

  3. 3

    If the lobster contains coral, prepare Lobster Butter, add flour, and thicken sauce therewith.

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Where this recipe comes from

Lobster Sauce II, from The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1910).

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Historical measurements, equipment, temperatures and terminology may differ from modern kitchen practice.