The Cook Book by “Oscar” of the Waldorf

Three thousand recipes from the maitre d'hotel of the Waldorf — the hotel kitchen that taught Gilded Age America how to dine, from beef tea to watermelon with champagne.

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Lobster Fricassee

Partially boil some lobsters. Pick the meat out of the claws and tails and cut them into small pieces, put it into a saucepan with two breakfast cupfuls of bechamel sauce and let the contents stew gently for several minutes. Strain the juice of half a lemon into the fricassee, turn it on to a hot dish and serve at once.

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