LOBSTER SALAD
1 lobster
1 1/2 tbs. mustard
3/4 c. vinegar
3/4 c. oil
5 egg yolks
Salt
2 leaves lettuce
Note: We have no

what species a "cabbage lettuce" is, so use whatever kind you like. And may your salad never be flabby.
One large lobster, two dessertspoonfuls of mixed mustard, one gill and a half of vinegar, one gill and a half of sweet oil, the yolks of five hardboiled eggs, salt to the taste, the inside leaves of two cabbage lettuces. Cut the meat and the lettuce in small pieces, boil the eggs hard, and mash with a wooden or silver spoon, with oil enough to make them a smooth paste, then add the vinegar, mustard, pepper, and salt to the taste,mix this dressing thoroughly with the lobster and lettuce, and serve it before the salad becomes flabby