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32 Pickwick Bicycle Club Magazine. Volume 9 No.2 July 2012
Recipes from the past.....

1.
“Dr.Payne’s” Potted prawns and bread and butter
as served at the President’s Luncheon.
May 2012
Ingredients
100g unsalted butter
1 blade mace
A grating of nutmeg
The zest of ½ lemon
A good pinch of cayenne pepper
400g cooked and peeled Atlantic prawns
Buttered bread, lemon wedges and a crisp salad, to serve

Method
1. Melt unsalted butter in a medium pan with mace, nutmeg, lemon zest
and a good pinch of cayenne pepper. Add the prawns and gently heat for 2-3
minutes.
2. Remove the mace, divide between 4 ramekins and cool. Chill for 30
minutes, then pour a little melted butter over the top of each ramekin and chill
until ready to serve.
3. Serve at room temperature with buttered bread, lemon wedges and a crisp salad.
Serves 4 as a starter.