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Potted Shrimps

Pick some shrimps from their shells, season them to taste with salt and cayenne, and pack them tightly in pots. Have some butter in a saucepan over the fire, and when it boils, pour it over the shrimps until they are quite covered and the pots nearly filled; allow them to get quite cold, then pour over the top boiling butter and lard mixed so that the air cannot reach the butter first poured in. The shrimps may be pounded and softened with butter, then pressed into a shallow jar, and covered with oiled butter.