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Lobster Salad II

Prepare lobster as for Lobster Salad I.

Prepare lobster as for Lobster Salad I. Add an equal quantity of celery cut in small pieces, kept one hour in cold or ice water, then drained and dried in a towel. Moisten with any cream or oil dressing. Arrange on a salad dish, pile slightly in centre, cover with dressing, sprinkle with lobster coral forced through a fine sieve, and garnish with a border of curled celery.

To Curl Celery. Cut thick stalks of celery in two-inch pieces. With a sharp knife, beginning at outside of stalks, make five cuts parallel with each other, extending one-third the length of pieces. Make six cuts at right angles to cuts already made. Put pieces in cold or ice water and let stand over night or for several hours, when they will curl back and celery will be found very crisp. Both ends of celery may be curled if one cares to take the trouble.

Ingredients

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  • lobster
  • celery
  • cream or oil dressing
  • lobster coral

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Prepare lobster as for Lobster Salad I.

  2. 2

    Add an equal quantity of celery cut in small pieces, kept one hour in cold or ice water, then drained and dried in a towel.

  3. 3

    Moisten with any cream or oil dressing.

  4. 4

    Arrange on a salad dish, pile slightly in centre, cover with dressing, sprinkle with lobster coral forced through a fine sieve, and garnish with a border of curled celery.

  5. 5

    To Curl Celery.

  6. 6

    Cut thick stalks of celery in two-inch pieces.

  7. 7

    With a sharp knife, beginning at outside of stalks, make five cuts parallel with each other, extending one-third the length of pieces.

  8. 8

    Make six cuts at right angles to cuts already made.

  9. 9

    Put pieces in cold or ice water and let stand over night or for several hours, when they will curl back and celery will be found very crisp.

  10. 10

    Both ends of celery may be curled if one cares to take the trouble.

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