Shrimp Tartlets à la Diable

Diable in a recipe title means the food is “deviled,” or flavored with a hot, spicy, or sharp seasoning. Here, both the pastry and the filling include cayenne pepper, but other recipes might use curry powder, mustard, or Worcestershire sauce. Deviled foods first became common in the eighteenth century and remain popular today.

This recipe appeared in the 1906 edition of A Book of Salads by Alfred Suzanne. The author stretches the definition of salads to include both me