Lobster Sauce

Boil a little mace, and whole pepper, long enough to take out the strong taste of the spice; then strain it off, and melt three quarters of a pound of butter in it.

Original Recipe

Boil a little mace, and whole pepper, long enough to take out the strong taste of the spice; then strain it off, and melt three quarters of a pound of butter in it. Cut the lobster in very small pieces, and stew it till it is tender.

Ingredients

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  • mace
  • whole pepper
  • 0.75 pound butter
  • lobster

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Boil a little mace, and whole pepper, long enough to take out the strong taste of the spice; then strain it off, and melt three quarters of a pound of butter in it.

  2. 2

    Cut the lobster in very small pieces, and stew it till it is tender.

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Recipe by mary-randolph from The Virginia Housewife; Or, Methodical Cook (1824)