Shrimp Paste
1 lb Shrimp, cooked and peeled 1/2 lb Butter 1/2 ts Salt 1/8 ts Celery salt 1/8 ts Cayenne Pepper 1/2 ts Nutmeg Toast crumbs Grind the shrimp very fine. Cream the butter until soft...
Ingredients
- 1lbshrimp, cooked and peeled
- 1/2lbbutter
- 1/2ts salt
- 1/8ts celery salt
- 1/8ts cayenne pepper
- 1/2ts nutmeg
Directions
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1 lb Shrimp, cooked and peeled 1/2 lb Butter 1/2 ts Salt 1/8 ts Celery salt 1/8 ts Cayenne Pepper 1/2 ts Nutmeg Toast crumbs Grind the shrim
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Cream the butter until soft and add the ground shrimp, mixing well
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Then add the seasonings and combine thoroughly
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Place in an oblong baking dish and sprinkle toast crumbs over the top of the shrimp mixture
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Brown in a hot oven (400) for about three minutes
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Cool and place in the refrigerator until time to serve (for several hours at least.) This paste is not as firm as the preceding one, and it
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The nutmeg is quite noticeable, although it blends well with the shrimp
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