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Augusts’ theme is Beaches and the Coast. Nothing says the coast of Maine like a good ole’ fashioned lobster bake. Treat your family to a backyard lobster bake.
Backyard Lobster Bake
Recipe Courtesy of: foodnetwork.com
Serves 8-10
You’ll need:
- 15 pounds of seaweed (your fish person can get you some)
- 16 (1 ½ pound) lobsters
- 16 ears corn, shucked
- 5 pounds red potatoes, parboiled halfway in salted water
- 10 pounds large clams
- 1 (750 ml) bottle white wine
- 2 yards wet burlap
Special Equipment: #3 galvanized wash tub (easy to find at a local hardware store)
Start the fire 1 hour in advance, making sure the coals are white hot before you begin cooking.
Spread 1/2 of the seaweed on the bottom of the tub to protect the lobsters from burning. Place lobsters on top of seaweed. Place the corn on top of the lobster, and the potatoes on top of the corn. Arrange the raw clams on top of the vegetables and top with the remaining seaweed. Pour the wine into the tub. Place the wet burlap over the food and tuck the edges into the tub to retain the steam inside.
Place the tub on top of the coals. Every 15 minutes, moisten the burlap with water. Cook for about 45 minutes.
Serve the lobster bake strewn out on newspapers, with melted butter, piles of coarse sea salt and favorite spices as condiments.
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Backyard Bookworm
August's Recommended Reading List:
Beaches and the Coast
August's theme is the coast of Maine. Here is a list of books on that topic that will inspire, educate and inform.
Picture Books
One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey (Maine author)
A Beach Day by Douglas Florian
I Wear Long Green Hair in the Summer by Charlotte Agell (Maine author)
A Beach for the Birds by Bruce McMillan
Going Lobstering by Jerry Pallotta (Maine author)
Non Fiction
The Seaside Switch by Kathleen V. Kudlinski
Discovering Crabs and Lobsters by Jill Bailey
The Puffins are Back! by Gail Gibbons
Seals & Sea Lions created and written by John Bonnett Wexo
Seashells, Crabs, and Sea Stars byChristiane Kump Tibbitts
For Older Readers
A Seal Called Andre by Harry Goodridge and Lew Dietz (Maine author)
The Maine Coast: A Nature Lover’s Guide by Dorcas Miller (Maine author)
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