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Anchovies, Essence of, Mock

Boil a quart of old ale for a quarter of an hour, let it stand till it is cold; take five Dutch pickled herrings, with their liquor (removing the heads and roes), pound or mince them finely, and put them into the ale, with a stick of horse-radish scraped; boil the liquid for twenty minutes, then strain it. Hold a clean frying-pan over the fire, that it may be quite dry; put in a quarter of a pound of flour; keep stirring it with a wooden spoon, till it is of a reddish brown colour; put the liquor to it, and stir till it boils; when cold, bottle it. If not of sufficient colour, put a little lobster coral or cochineal to it. Probable cost, 1s. 4d. Sufficient for two or three persons.