Boiled Lobster
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 184. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.
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Ingredients
- 8 quarts water
- 2 teaspoons salt
- two 1- to 1 1/2-pound live lobsters
Instructions
- In a 12-quart Dutch oven bring 8 quarts water and 2 teaspoons salt to boiling. Use two 1- to 1 1/2-pound live lobsters. Grasp each lobster just behind the eyes; rinse lobsters under cold running water. Quickly plunge lobsters headfirst into the boiling water. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Drain lobsters; remove the bands or pegs on large claws.
Source and image provenance
Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.
Image credit: Image attribution: "Lightly Boiled Lobsters" by snowpea&bokchoi; license: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/); source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/28531775@N06/4685518570. Cropped/resized.
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