Instructions

1. Fill a large kettle 3/4 full of water, allowing about 21/2 quarts of water for each lobster.

2. Add 2 TBSP. of salt for each quart of water.

3. When water boils, put in the live lobsters one at a time headfirst, completely submerging them. Let the water boil again.

4. Lower the heat, cover and simmer.

5. Allow:15 minutes for 1 - 1 1/4 pound hard-shell lobsters or 20 minutes for 1 1/2 - 2 pound hard-shell lobsters.

6. Reduce cooking time by 3 minutes for new-shell lobsters.

7. Lobsters are done when the outer shell is bright red or the antennae pull out easily. Serve with melted butter