NEW RECIPIE

Well we are talking forty nine years ago, absent . I'm sure there wasn't any nutmeg - I hate the stuff.

sparkygran It sounds as if you might have allowed the mixture to boil after adding the cream and egg yolks to the pan. Lightly beat the cream and yolks together in a bowl and then gradually stir into the prawn mixture. It shouldn't need more 3–4 minutes stirring over very low to thicken and must not be allowed to boil.

Greyduster The classic flavourings for Lobster Newburg are sherry and nutmeg.

Sounds like you cooked it too fast, which is a temptation with any sauce. I had lobster newburg on our first anniversary - the only time - but it had a sauce the consistency of a good cheese sauce and it had brandy in it, and cayenne pepper (I think that's what it was). It was too rich for me, as I remember, and I didn't finish it (that wouldn't happen now! )