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Shrimp Cocktail

Shrimp Cocktail

Ingredients
  Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 teaspoon horseradish
1/2 teaspoon vinegar
8 drops Tabasco� sauce
1/2 teaspoon tomato catsup
 
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Preparation
  Boil, peel and de-vein shrimp and place them in individual serving dishes.

Combine above ingredients. This quantity is sufficient for one dish of shrimp. Increase the quantities by the number of dishes you prepare.

Chill the shrimp in the sauce thoroughly. Serve ice cold.

 

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