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Cod, Spiced

Boil four pounds of middle cut of cod, and set it aside. Pour into a stewpan a pint of the water in which it was boiled, add three-quarters of a pint of vinegar, a quarter of an ounce of allspice, a quarter of an ounce of whole pepper, six cloves, two bay-leaves, and half a dessert-spoonful of salt, and let the liquid simmer for an hour. Skim it, add the butter, and boil. Place the cod in a narrow dish, deep enough to allow of the fish being submerged in the liquor, which must now be poured over it. Leave it till next day. Serve it cold with lettuce hearts and a good mayonnaise sauce. Probable cost, 2s. 6d.