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Prawns, Shrimps, or Crayfish, Potted

Boil them in water with plenty of salt in it. When you have picked them, powder them with a little beaten mace, or grated nutmeg, or all-spice, and pepper and salt; add a little cold butter, and pound all well together in a marble mortar till of the consistency of paste. Put it into pots, pour clarified butter on top, and cover the vessels over with wetted bladder.