Definition of Shrimp butter

1. Noun. Butter blended with chopped shrimp or seasoned with essence from shrimp shells.

Generic synonyms: Paste, Spread

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shrimp Butter

shriking
shrill
shrilled
shriller
shrillest
shrillier
shrilling
shrilling(a)
shrillness
shrillnesses
shrills
shrilly
shrimp
shrimp-fish
shrimp Newburg
shrimp cocktail
shrimp sauce
shrimpboat
shrimpboats
shrimpburger
shrimpburgers
shrimped
shrimper
shrimperies
shrimpers
shrimpery
shrimpfish
shrimpier
shrimpiest

Literary usage of Shrimp butter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fish by S. Beaty-Pownall (1903)
"Crayfish and shrimp butter may be made in the same way ; but for shrimp butter most cooks prefer to use the shrimps whole, shells and all, pounding them ..."

2. Salads, Sandwiches, and Savouries by S. Beaty-Pownall (1905)
"Lobster, prawn, or shrimp butter is made in the same way ... For prawn or shrimp butter use about a pint of shelled shrimps, or an equivalent amount of ..."

3. The "Queen" Cookery Books by S. Beaty-Pownall (1903)
"Crayfish and shrimp butter may be made in the same way; but for shrimp butter most cooks prefer to use the shrimps whole, shells and all, pounding them with ..."

4. The Chafing-dish: Together with Directions for the Preparation of Sandwiches by Alice Louise James (1912)
"Sardines may have shrimp-butter spread on the bread and the sardines added, ... To make the shrimp-butter pound the shrimps in a mortar with salt and ..."

5. Miss Parloa's Kitchen Companion: A Guide for All who Would be Good Housekeepers by Maria Parloa (1887)
"shrimp butter. Use five table-spoonfuls of butter, one dozen shrimp, the shells of the shrimp, and a grain of cayenne. ..."

6. The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering by Jessup Whitehead (1903)
"SHRIMP AND ASPARAGUS SAUCE—Butter sauce with shrimp butter, shrimps and asparagus points. SICILIENNE- Fried onions in rings in espagnole and marsala wine. ..."

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