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Picnic

Crab and tomato salad

Crab and tomato salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including carefully strip the skin from six large, firm tomatoes, and remove the centers.

PicnicLunchVeganVegetarianStovetopPublic domainHistoric recipeSource transcription
Est. prep10 min
Est. cook10 min
Est. serves4
Total20 min
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  • Carefully strip the skin from six large, firm tomatoes, and remove the centers.
  • Fill the hollowed vegetables with the chopped and seasoned meat of six boiled crabs.

Historical transcription

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    Carefully strip the skin from six large, firm tomatoes, and remove the centers. Fill the hollowed vegetables with the chopped and seasoned meat of six boiled crabs. Set the stuffed tomatoes in the ice for several hours. Lay on crisp lettuce leaves, and put a spoonful of mayonnaise dressing upon each tomato.

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