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2. Baked White Fish. Clean the fish thoroughly, cut off the head, cut out the
back-bone from the head to within a few inches from the tail, and stuff with the
following dressing: Soak stale wheatbread in water and squeeze dry; finely chop
an onion and fry in butter; then add the bread, about 2 ounces of butter, salt,
pepper, and a little sage; heat thoroughly, then add the well beaten yolks of
two eggs, stuff the fish, sew to gether. Cover the bottom of the pan with water
and put a little butter over the top of the fish. Bake and when done serve with
the following sauce: Smooth the yolks of 2 hard boiled eggs to a smooth paste
with 2 tablespoonfuls of good salad oil, stir in a half tea spoonful of mustard
and add pepper and salt to taste.
3. Baked Halibut. Lay the halibut into salted water for a few hours. Wipe it dry
and cut the outer skin, then put it into a dripping pan, basting often with
butter and water, and bake for an hour. It should have a nice brown color, and
when it can be easily pierced with a fork it is done. Add a little water to the
gravy in the dripping pan, stir in a, tablespoonful of walnuts catsup, a
teaspoonful of Worcestershire sauce, the juice of a lemon, and thicken the sauce
with browned flour, smoothing the flour with a little water. Bring to a boil and
serve in a sauce boat.
4. Boiled Salt Mackerel. Wash the mackerel in clear water and put to soak in
cold water over night, having the meat side down, and in the morning rinse
again. Wrap each mackerel in a cloth and put into a kettle with considerable
water, having the water cold and cook about 1/2 hour. Carefully take it out of
the cloth, take out the back bones and pour over it a little melted butter and
cream, sprinkle lightly with pepper.
5. Baked Salt Mackerel. Soak the mackerel over night, put into a pan and pour on
enough boiling water to cover. Let them stand a couple of minutes, drain off the
water, and put them back into the pan, adding a few lumps of butter; pour on a
cupful of sweet cream or rich milk, and a little pepper, set into the oven and
bake until brown.
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