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A : L2 large soft clams ;
B : 12 thin slices bacon, 1 tbsp. butter id bits, dash cayenne.
Open A carefully to retain juice, remove black heads, leave each clam on half shell, add B, tic on top shell, put them in a pan, hake 20 m., remove top shell and serve on lower shell, two to each person.
25 cts.
A : 1 doz. clams chopped and their liquor ;
B : 2 tbsps. bread-crumbs, 1 tbsp. butter, .1/2 c. milk. 1/4 tsp. salt, dash cayenne, grating nutmeg, 1 tsp. pars minced ; C : 1/2 c. hot cream.
Boil A 3 m. drain, add to B, stir thoroughly, when boiling add .C, fill coquilles, shells, or ramekins, cover with browned crumbs, or fill bouchees, pates, or vol au vent- and omit crumbs.
20 cts.
A : 12 large clams :
B : 1 tbsp. olive oil, 1 tbsp. made mustard, 1 tbsp. lemon-juice, 1/4 tsp. salt. 1/4 tsp. paprica ; C : 1/2 c. fine crumbs ; 1) : 12 small thin slices bacon.
Dip A in B, roll in C. run on skewers alternately with
D, broil over slow fire.
20 cts.
A : 12 clams chopped fine. \ c. flour. 1 tsp. parsley, minced, 1/4 tsp. salt, dash pepper. 2 beaten eggs. Mix A thoroughly, adding more flour if necessary, drop, by spoonful, into hot deep fat. when brown drain and serve on a napkin.
29 cts.
Follow Recipe No. 108 (Clams Creamed, for Coquilles, Ramekin Dishes, or Bouchees, Pates, or Vol au Vents), adding 2 eggs, slightly beaten.
40 cts.
A : 6 crabs, 3 or 4 mushrooms, 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped fine ;
B : 1 tbsp. butter, 1 tbsp. flour, cook thoroughly, add 1 c. cream, 1/2tsp. each, salt and mustard, and either 2 tbsps. grated cheese or 1 tbsp. lemon-juice, 2 drops Tabasco sauce, 1 tsp. parsley minced, and 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce.
Boil crabs, which must be alive, 20 m., cool and remove meat from shell, saving 6 good shells to fill, cook B thoroughly, add A, fill shells, cover with browned crumbs, bake 5 m., and serve hot, or smooth top and place on ice until cold. Immerse shell and all in egg, crumb top and fry in hot fat, 2 or 3 at a time.
95 cts.
A : 3 lively lobsters ;
B : 6 tbsps. melted butter, 6 tsps. vinegar, 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. paprica, 1 tbsp. parsley minced.
Split A, remove from shell, reject intestines and broil flesh-side down over very hot coals 8 m. on each side. Serve with small cups filled with B.
70 cts.
Ramekin Dishes, or Bouchees, Pates, or Vol au Vents.
A : 2 c. boiled lobster dice or 1 c. lobster and 6 cooked mushrooms and 1 truffle, chopped ;
B : 3 tbsps. butter and 2 tbsps. flour, brown slightly, add 11/2 cs. hot cream or milk, 1/2 tsp. salt, dash cayenne, grating nutmeg or 1 tsp. each chopped parsley and lemon-juice ; C : \ c. crumbs, sauted in 1 tbsp. butter until brown.
Cook B thoroughly, add A, fill dishes, or make a boat of shells with claws for oars and fill with the mixture, cover with C and bake 5 m., or fill pate cases or serve hot.
 
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