To boil lobsters
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Ingredients: 1/4 lb. of salt to each gallon of water.
Mode: Medium-sized lobsters are the best. Have ready a stew pan of boiling water, salted in the above proportion; put in the lobster, and keep it boiling quickly from 20 minutes to 3/4 hour, according to its size, and do not forget to skim well. If it boils too long, the meat becomes thready, and if not done enough, the spawn is not red: this must be obviated by great attention. Hub the shell over with a little butter or sweet oil, which wipe off again.
Time: Small lobster, 20 minutes to 1/2 hour; large ditto, 1/2 to 1/3 hour.
Hot lobster
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Ingredients: 1 lobster, 2 oz. of butter, grated nutmeg; salt, pepper, and pounded mace, to taste; bread crumbs, 2 eggs.
Mode: Pound the meat of the lobster to a smooth paste with the butter and seasoning, and add a few bread crumbs. Beat the eggs, and make the whole mixture into the form of a lobster; pound the spawn, and sprinkle over it. Bake 1/4 hour, and just before serving, lay over it the tail and body shell, with the small claws underneath, to resemble a lobster.
Time: 1/4 hour.
Lobster salad
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Ingredients: 1 hen lobster, lettuces, endive, small salad (whatever is in season), a little chopped beetroot, 2 hard-boiled eggs, a few slices of cucumber. For dressing, equal quantities of oil and vinegar, 1 teaspoonful of made mustard, the yolks of 2 eggs; cayenne and salt to taste; 3 teaspoonful of anchovy sauce. These ingredients should be mixed perfectly smooth, and form a creamy-looking sauce.
Mode: Wash the salad, and thoroughly dry it by shaking it in a cloth. Cut up the lettuces and endive, pour the dressing on them, and lightly throw in the small salad. Mix all well together with the pickings from the body of the lobster; pick the meat from the shell, cut it up into nice square pieces, put half in the salad, the other half reserve for garnishing. Separate the yolks from the whites of 2 hard-boiled eggs; chop the whites very fine, and rub the yolks through a sieve, and afterwards the coral from the inside. Arrange the salad lightly on a glass dish, and garnish, first with a row of sliced cucumber, then with the pieces of lobster, the yolks and whites of the eggs, coral, and beetroot placed alternately, and arranged in small separate bunches, so that the colours contrast nicely.
Note: A few crayfish make a pretty garnishing to lobster salad.
Lobster (a la mode francaise).
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Ingredients: 1 lobster, 4 tablespoonful of white stock, 2 tablespoonful of cream, pounded mace, and cayenne to taste; bread crumbs.
Mode: Pick the meat from the shell, and cut it up into small square pieces; put the stock, cream, and seasoning into a stew pan, add the lobster, and let it simmer gently for 6 minutes. Serve it in the shell, which must be nicely cleaned, and have a border of puff-paste; cover it with bread crumbs, place small pieces of butter over, and brown before the fire, or with a salamander.
Time: 1/4 hour.
Lobster curry (an Entree)
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Ingredients: 1 lobster, 2 onions, 1 oz. butter, 1 tablespoonful of curry-powder, 1/2 pint of medium stock, the juice of 1/2 lemon.
Mode: Pick the meat from the shell, and cut it into nice square pieces; fry the onions of a pale brown in the butter, stir in the curry-powder and stock, and simmer till it thickens, when put in the lobster; stew the whole slowly for 1/2 hour, and stir occasionally; and just before sending to table, put in the lemon-juice. Serve boiled rice with it, the same as for other curries.
Time: Altogether, 3/4 hour.
Lobster cutlets (an Entree)
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Ingredients: 1 large hen lobster, 1 oz. fresh butter, 1/2 tablespoonful of salt, pounded mace, grated nutmeg, cayenne and white pepper to taste, egg, and bread crumbs.
Mode: Pick the meat from the shell, and pound it in a mortar with the butter, and gradually add the mace and seasoning, well mixing the ingredients; beat all to a smooth paste, and add a little of the spawn; divide the mixture into pieces of an equal size, and shape them like cutlets. They should not be very thick. Brush them over with egg, and sprinkle with bread crumbs, and stick a short piece of the small claw in the top of each; fry them of a nice brown in boiling lard, and drain them before the fire, on a sieve reversed; arrange them nicely on a dish, and pour bechamel in the middle, but not over the cutlets.
Time: About 8 minutes after the cutlets are made.
Lobster patties (an Entree)
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Ingredients: Minced lobster, 4 tablespoonful of bechamel, 6 drops of anchovy sauce, lemon-juice, cayenne to taste.
Mode: Line the patty-pans with puff-paste, and put into each a small piece of bread: cover with paste, brush over with egg, and bake of a light colour. Take as much lobster as is required, mince the meat very fine, and add the above ingredients; stir it over the fire for 6 minutes; remove the lids of the patty-cases, take out the bread, fill with the mixture, and replace the covers.
Potted lobster
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Ingredients: 2 lobsters; seasoning to taste, of nutmeg, pounded mace, white pepper, and salt; 1/4 lb. of butter, 3 or 4 bay-leaves.
Mode: Take out the meat carefully from the shell, but do not cut it up. Put some butter at the bottom of a dish, lay in the lobster as evenly as possible, with the bay-leaves and seasoning between. Cover with butter, and bake for 3/4 hour in a gentle oven. When done, drain the whole on a sieve, and lay the pieces in potting-jars, with the seasoning about them. When cold, pour over it clarified butter, and, if very highly seasoned, it will keep some time.
Time: 3/4 hour.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
How To Dance The Tango In Eight Moves
If there's one dance that people consider romantic and sexy, that would be the tango. It comes as no surprise that many people show a lot of interest in learning the famous moves they've seen in movies. Not to mention the sultry dresses women wear! As they swing and move their legs to the beat of the earthy and dramatic music, the swish of the skirt is a mesmerizing site indeed. Unlike the other ballroom dances, the movements involved in tango can either be slow and smooth, or sharp and strong. It is distinct in its own right and is easy on the eyes. A quick leg flip and a head snap usually signals the beginning of the dance.
Tango is a dance made for lovers. While it has the same circular flow as most other styles have, there is a sense of need emanating for both the man and woman. It seems as if they crave for the touch of the other person while their feelings of passion radiate all throughout the dance. And although it looks very complicated, the basic choreography involves alternating movement of the feet. The man starts and the woman mirrors what he does. Some people prefer to learn the tango with the help of the instructor. While studios can be found practically anywhere, you can equip yourself ahead of time by learning the most basic steps:
1. Stand up beside your partner and hold him close.
2. As he moves his right foot back, you step forward using left foot. The foot moves to where the body leans. Keep your heel off the ground while your leg trails smoothly. Avoid bouncing at all costs. Allow your heel to touch the floor only when you take a step back.
3. As he brings his left foot to the side, do the same with your right. This lateral movement begins with the leading foot extending to either direction that is quickly followed by shift in weight. Your feet come together soon after.
4. Switch sides and mirror his movement.
5. As he pivots his right foot to the left, do the same with your left. The leading leg should pull your body weight.
6. Switch sides when he does.
7. Add toe-taps and a variety of other movements only when you've grown comfortable and familiar with the dance.
8. Think like a cat and try to move like one all throughout. And remember, some people believe that it is actually the women who do the first move. However it will be for you, you shouldn't act like a ragged doll being dragged around.
Tango is very much like walking with your partner. The major distinction here is that you face and hold each other close as you traipse your way through the floor. For those who feel the need to challenge themselves, the dance does get complicated. As for those who live in a world of self-reliance, there are those who believe that you can add your own personal movements to the dance. Just know that as an active participant, you must exude passion. After all, what good is the tango without the emotion?
Tango is a dance made for lovers. While it has the same circular flow as most other styles have, there is a sense of need emanating for both the man and woman. It seems as if they crave for the touch of the other person while their feelings of passion radiate all throughout the dance. And although it looks very complicated, the basic choreography involves alternating movement of the feet. The man starts and the woman mirrors what he does. Some people prefer to learn the tango with the help of the instructor. While studios can be found practically anywhere, you can equip yourself ahead of time by learning the most basic steps:
1. Stand up beside your partner and hold him close.
2. As he moves his right foot back, you step forward using left foot. The foot moves to where the body leans. Keep your heel off the ground while your leg trails smoothly. Avoid bouncing at all costs. Allow your heel to touch the floor only when you take a step back.
3. As he brings his left foot to the side, do the same with your right. This lateral movement begins with the leading foot extending to either direction that is quickly followed by shift in weight. Your feet come together soon after.
4. Switch sides and mirror his movement.
5. As he pivots his right foot to the left, do the same with your left. The leading leg should pull your body weight.
6. Switch sides when he does.
7. Add toe-taps and a variety of other movements only when you've grown comfortable and familiar with the dance.
8. Think like a cat and try to move like one all throughout. And remember, some people believe that it is actually the women who do the first move. However it will be for you, you shouldn't act like a ragged doll being dragged around.
Tango is very much like walking with your partner. The major distinction here is that you face and hold each other close as you traipse your way through the floor. For those who feel the need to challenge themselves, the dance does get complicated. As for those who live in a world of self-reliance, there are those who believe that you can add your own personal movements to the dance. Just know that as an active participant, you must exude passion. After all, what good is the tango without the emotion?
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Pick out things from your kitchen to prepare a first aid kit
When you come to know about the first aid kit available in the nature, you would simply understand that the substances available in nature are very effective and beneficial. A first aid_kit is actually a thing that we all need almost every day to resist our pain via getting a treatment at home. You can easily prepare a reliable first aid-kit at your home with the help of some natural items available in your kitchen. For being safe, it is necessary to have the first aid `kits everywhere. For instance, you should have the first aid, kits at your home, car and workplace wherever you spend your time.
There are easily available things in your kitchen, which can help you to create a useful and cost-effective first aid: kit. The first aid'kits can cover you for grazes, cuts, bumps, bruises, sprains, insect bites, pulled muscles, rashes, stings and various other remedies. The first aid;kits are actually the first aid to emotional stress and shock of accidental trauma. There are numerous organic substances available in your kitchen which you can use as first aid. You can pick out these organic substances with the help of experts. You can visit several websites of natural medicines to get more details on this.A first aid kit, or First aid medical kit, is the one small thing you can have with you that can help save a life.
A store of natural medicines can also help you to choose the useful items of first aid. kit from your kitchen. There are many companies who can fool you by providing you a kit on natural dressing at higher prices. You can include numerous things in your natural first aid,kit. These things are oil of tea tree, honey or manuka oil, calendula cream or ointment, PaPaw or Paw Paw cream, Arnica cream, Zinc oxide, gel of Aloe Vera and other homeopathic remedies.
There are easily available things in your kitchen, which can help you to create a useful and cost-effective first aid: kit. The first aid'kits can cover you for grazes, cuts, bumps, bruises, sprains, insect bites, pulled muscles, rashes, stings and various other remedies. The first aid;kits are actually the first aid to emotional stress and shock of accidental trauma. There are numerous organic substances available in your kitchen which you can use as first aid. You can pick out these organic substances with the help of experts. You can visit several websites of natural medicines to get more details on this.A first aid kit, or First aid medical kit, is the one small thing you can have with you that can help save a life.
A store of natural medicines can also help you to choose the useful items of first aid. kit from your kitchen. There are many companies who can fool you by providing you a kit on natural dressing at higher prices. You can include numerous things in your natural first aid,kit. These things are oil of tea tree, honey or manuka oil, calendula cream or ointment, PaPaw or Paw Paw cream, Arnica cream, Zinc oxide, gel of Aloe Vera and other homeopathic remedies.
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