November 29, 1954 Publick House Lobster Pie, Chocolate Macaroons

"Home Cooking" welcomes today Mr. John Russell, Executive Chef of Rochester's beautiful new Hotel-Motel, The Treadway Inn, located at East Ave and Alexander Street. Mr. Russell has made TV appearances  throughout the country. He will demonstrate one of the Inn's most popular dishes. Here is the recipe:

Publick House Lobster Pie

2 T. butter
1/2 pound (1 c. well packed lobster meat)
1/4 c. sherry
3 T. butter
1 T. flour*
3/4 c. thin cream
2 egg yolks

Melt 2 T. butter. Add sherry. Boil 1 minute. Add lobster and let stand.

Melt 3 T. butter. Add flour. Stir until it bubbles 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir slowly in cream and wine drained from lobster. Return to heat and cook stirring all the time until sauce is smooth and thick. Remove from heat.

Beat egg yolks very well. Stir into yolks 4 T. of sauce, 1 tablespoon at a time. Add to sauce mixing well. Heat over hot water wither by placing the saucepan with mixture in it in a larger saucepan 1/3 full of hot water or heat in top of double boiler. Water should not be allowed to boil. If it does, sauce may curdle or break. Sauce should be stirred constantly while heating. It takes about 3 minutes.

Remove from heat. Add lobster. Turn into deep dish pie plate. Sprinkle with topping. Bake in slow oven 300 degrees for 10 minutes

 Topping

1/4 c. cracker meal
1 T. finely crushed potato chips
1/4 t. paprika
1 1/2 t. parmesan cheese
2 T. melted butter

Mix first 4 ingredients, add melted butter and blend well. Sprinkle on lobster pie. Serves 2.

*Publick House Chef does not use flour but as a sauce takes both practice and skill to make, the flour is recommended to the new homemaker.

Chocolate Macaroons

1 pound almond paste
6 egg whites
2 c. plus 2 T. sugar
2 squares chocolate

Cut almond paste into thin slices, add three egg whites and continue beating until very smooth, add sugar alternately with remaining egg whites, continue beating until almost white. Add melted chocolate. Drop by spoonfuls onto brown paper. Bake 35 degrees for 30 minutes. When done make an impression in center with a pencil. Fill with soft pink icing and decorate with a silver bead.

Note: Remember Atlantic Supply House, 380 Main Street E. for Almond paste and all kinds of fruits and nuts for Holiday Baking.

Follow Dr. DeGraff's suggestion, drink at least 3 glasses of milk a day and while you order milk, don't forget to get Hi-V orange juice from your dairyman.