But soon, like _lobster boil'd_, the morn
From black to red began to turn.
BUTLER.
Those of the middle size are best. The male lobster is preferred to eat,
and the female to make sauce of. Set on a pot with water, salted in
proportion of a tablespoonful of salt to a quart of water. When the
water boils, put it in, and keep it boiling briskly from half an hour to
an hour, according to its size; wipe all the scum off it, and rub the
shell with a little butter or sweet oil, break off the great claws,
crack them carefully in each joint, so that they may not be shattered,
and yet come to pieces easily, cut the tail down the middle, and send
the body whole.