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Oyster or Lobster Cocktail

A historical recipe from The Auxiliary cook book, by Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society. Auxiliary Society (1909).

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A historical recipe

The Auxiliary cook book, by Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society. Auxiliary Society (1909). Project Gutenberg eBook #68909.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 4 ingredients

  1. a tablespoonful of Chili sauce
  2. a tablespoonful of tomato catsup
  3. a teaspoonful of lemon juice
  4. two teaspoonfuls of horseradish

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Lemon juice High in vitamin C

    High in vitamin C · 39 mg per 100 g, 48% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Lemon juice, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Cut the boiled lobster into cubes with a silver knife and for each glass allow a tablespoonful of Chili sauce, a tablespoonful of tomato catsup, a teaspoonful of lemon juice, two teaspoonfuls of horseradish, and a few drops of Worcestershire sauce.
  2. Serve the lobster around the glasses containing the sauce or in the sauce as preferred.
  3. Use low cocktail glasses in cracked ice.
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Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Chef's knife
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From The Auxiliary cook book, by Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society. Auxiliary Society (1909). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #68909 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68909). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.