Lobster Newburg - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 egg yolks, well beaten
2 to 3 oz. sherry
2 Tbsp. butter
1/2 pt. cream
2 c. lobster meat, cooked and cut in chunks
salt and cayenne to taste
4 slices toast, buttered or 4 to 6 pastry shells

Preparation

In a small bowl, add sherry to beaten egg yolks.
Melt butter in medium saucepan and add cream; allow to boil gently for 30 seconds.
Add lobster meat and again let reach a gentle boil.
Add egg yolk mixture and season with salt and cayenne.
Cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
A small amount of flour may be added if more thickening is needed.
Serve on buttered toast for 4 people.
If using pastry shells, size of pastry shells will determine how many people can be served.