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next day;--pick it in small pieces, put it in a stew pan with a gill of water, a
good lump of butter, some salt, a large spoonful of lemon pickle, and one of
pepper vinegar--shake it over the fire till perfectly hot, and serve it up. It
is almost equal to stewed crab.
TO FRY PERCH.
CLEAN the fish nicely, but do not take out the roes; dry them on a cloth,
sprinkle some salt, and dredge them with flour, lay them separately on a board;
when one side is dry, turn them, sprinkle salt and dredge the other side; be
sure the lard boils when you put the fish in, and fry them with great care; they
should be a yellowish brown when done. Send melted butter or anchovy sauce in a
boat.
TO PICKLE OYSTERS.
SELECT the largest oysters, drain off their liquor, and wash them in clean
water; pick out the pieces of shells that may be left, put them in a stew pan
with water proportioned to the number of oysters, some salt, blades of mace, and
whole black pepper; stew them a few minutes, then put them in a pot, and when
cold, add as much pale vinegar as will give the liquor an agreeable acid.
TO MAKE A CURRY OF CATFISH.
TAKE the white channel catfish, cut off their heads, skin and clean them, cut
them in pieces four inches long, put as many as will be sufficient for a dish
into a stew pan with a quart of water, two onions, and chopped parsley; let them
stew gently till the water
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