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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Stewed Lobsters

Remove the claws from four or five freshly boiled lobsters and split them in two lengthwise; pick the meat from the tails to trim it and arrange the pieces in a circle on a hot dish, placing the claws in the center. Put one-fourth pint of melted meat glaze in a small saucepan with two tablespoonfuls of sherry wine; boil, and then move the saucepan to the side of the fire. Mix three tablespoonfuls of breadcrumbs with six tablespoonfuls of butter, a little chopped parsley and a little cayenne. Add this gradually to the meat glaze mixture so as to thicken it; mix with this the creamy part that is taken from the body of the lobster, pounded, passed through a sieve and worked up with two tablespoonfuls of vinegar. Pour this sauce over the lobster and serve at once.

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