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Cod Pie, Salt

Soak the cod for twelve hours, and simmer it for a quarter of an hour. Cut it into pieces about two inches square. Take a deep pie-dish; place a layer of sliced potatoes, half boiled, at the bottom of the dish, then a layer of fish, then one of partly-boiled onions sliced. Put a little pepper and pounded mace on each layer, and a lump of butter, but, of course, no salt. Make some good melted butter, and mix with it a little made mustard, a table-spoonful of ketchup and a tea-spoonful of the essence of anchovies. Pour this over the pie, cover it with a good crust, and bake it in a brisk oven. Mashed potatoes may be spread over the top of the pie, instead of pastry, if preferred. Time to bake, about three-quarters of an hour. Probable cost of salt fish, 6d. per pound. Sufficient, a moderate-sized pie for three or four persons.