The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

271. INGREDIENTS.--1 lobster, 2 oz. of butter, grated nutmeg; salt,

pepper, and pounded mace, to taste; bread crumbs, 2 eggs. _Mode_.--Pound the meat of the lobster to a smooth paste with the butter and seasoning, and add a few bread crumbs. Beat the eggs, and make the whole mixture into the form of a lobster; pound the spawn, and sprinkle over it. Bake 1/4 hour, and just before serving, lay over it the tail and body shell, with the small claws underneath, to resemble a lobster. _Time_.--1/4 hour. _Average cost_, 2s. 6d. _Seasonable_ at any time. _Sufficient_ for 4 or 5 persons. LOBSTER SALAD.