Lobster

Ingredients

1 lb lobster for each person

If you can’t get 1-1.5 lb. lobsters buy 1-1/2 lbs. per person.  3-2.5lb lobsters will serve 2 men and 3 women easily.

½ cup   Salt   Per 2 gallons of water

Whole black peppercorns

Onion slices

Bay leaf

Celery tops

Parsley sprig

Lemon slices

Lime slices

Process

Put all of the ingredients into a large pot with enough water to cover all of the lobsters.

Don’t put the lobsters into the pot yet

Bring water to rolling boil.

Plunge lobsters in head first

Boil 12 to 15 minutes after pot comes back to a rolling boil

Even if the lobsters are big 15 minutes is plenty of time

Serve with melted butter