1 live lobster. 4 tablespoons flour. 1 teaspoon salt. 6 slices bread, fried. A little cayenne. 8 tablespoons grated cheese. 4 tablespoons butter. 1/2 cup white broth. 2 tablespoons fine chopped (Parmesan cheese is best.) onion.

Plunge lobster into boiling water and cook one-half hour. Put 2 tablespoons of butter in frying-pan, add the chopped onion, cook 5 minutes without browning; add 2 tablespoons of flour, stir, and cook 2 minutes; add one-half cup white broth ; add 1 pint of lobster meat, and cook 8 minutes. Spread the mixture on the crustless rounds of fried bread.

Now melt 2 level tablespoons of butter, add the same of flour, cook and stir. Remove from fire, add the cheese. Mix and form into little balls. Place one in center of each canapé, pressing a little. Put the canapés in the oven and bake a delicate brown, about 10 minutes. Serve at once.