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LOBSTER
STACOZ.
The Preparation of Lobster For Boiling, Broiling and Other Purposes.
First of all, it is better that the lobsters should be secured when alive, and
especially those that are active, with the shells clear and of medium size.
Then, before placing them in water for boiling, or over a fire, for broiling,
see that the claws are well plugged at the joints, with small wooden plugs. Also
that the tails are well folded inward over the bellies, to prevent the soft
flesh--which is almost in liquid form when the lobster is alive--from being
discharged from the shells. It is only by this means that good results are
obtained in boiling or broiling lobsters. Without the use of the plugs or of the
folding of the tail inward, lobsters will discharge their liquid flesh, leaving
the whole shell almost empty.
If many of them are to be boiled at one time, it is better to arrange them
tightly, side by side, in a deep vessel, set over their turned tails, and
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