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Fish

32 recipes in this part of Cook Book.

Fish Mousselines

Mince enough uncooked white fish to make two cups, add one cup of soft bread crumbs and one-half cup of cream. Press through a colander…

Finnan Haddie

Braise two cups of finnan haddie that has been picked up fine in a lump of butter the size of a walnut, over the open fire. Add one cup of…

Salmon Loaf (With Egg Yolks)

Take one can of salmon, drain off the juice, chop fine. Add yolks of four eggs beaten very light, one-half cup of grated bread crumbs, four…

Dressing for Loaf

One cup of sweet milk (added to the juice of the salmon), one tablespoon of butter, one tablespoon of flour. Cook until thick, add one egg…

Picked-up Codfish

Take two pounds of Nantucket codfish, cover it with cold water and soak over night. Then remove all bones and skin, shred into small…

Boiled Fish (Steamed in a Cloth)

Dredge the prepared fish with flour. Wrap in a cloth. Put in a steamer or in boiling water. When done, take from the kettle, drain, place…

To Broil Salmon

A Take two slices of salmon cut from the middle of the fish, sprinkle over a little lemon juice, cayenne pepper, salt and salad oil. Let it…

Sardine Rarebit

Broil the sardines. Toast some narrow strips of bread on one side and place the sardines on the untoasted side. Set in the oven until the…

Halibut in Cucumbers

Cook the halibut till tender, in court bouillon-to two quarts of water add a few slices each of carrot, onion and celery; two or three…

Filled Fish

Prepare trout, pickerel or pike in the following manner: After the fish has been scaled and thoroughly cleaned, remove all the meat that…

Salmon Croquettes

Flake two cups of cold boiled or canned salmon with a silver fork. Season it with a little salt, mustard and cayenne. Mix with it one cup…

Slices of Salmon Boiled

If a family is small and it should not be advisable to buy a large middle cut of salmon, it would be preferable to buy, for instance, two…

Fried Slices of Fish with Tomato Sauce

Bone and slice the fish, and cut it into even slices; or if a flounder or any flat fish is used, begin at the tail and, keeping the knife…

Scalloped Fish

Use what is left from the baked or boiled fish served at dinner. Remove the bones and skin, break in pieces, mix with it the dressing and…

Codfish with Vegetables

Freshen codfish and cut it in chops about three by six inches in size. Put into hot water and set on the stove where it will barely simmer…

Salmon Salad Molds

Mix two cups of cold boiled salmon, one tablespoon of lemon juice, one teaspoon of chopped parsley, two drops of tabasco sauce, one…

Salmon Turbot

Flake the fish, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Make a dressing of one-third cup of butter, three tablespoons of flour and one pint of milk…

Fish in Ramekins

Make a white sauce with two tablespoons of butter, one tablespoon of flour and one cup of hot milk. Season with salt and a little curry…

Toasted Codfish

Cut the fish in thin strips and freshen it. Dry, put between the wires of a broiler and toast till delicately brown. Lay on a hot platter…

Halibut with Anchovy Sauce

Four tablespoons of butter, four tablespoons of flour, one-eighth teaspoon of pepper, one-half teaspoon of salt, two hard-boiled eggs…

Salmon Loaf (With Bread Crumbs)

Rub a slice of stale bread on a grater till it is finely crumbled. Put it in a double boiler with one cup of milk and steam till you have a…

Baked Finnan Haddie

Put a haddie in a spider, pour over it half a cup of milk and half a cup of water and put at the back of the range, where it will heat…

Broiled Finnan Haddie

Put a haddie between the greased wires of a broiler and brown on both sides. Put in a pan, cover with hot water, allow it to stand ten…

Broiled Salt Salmon or Halibut

If very salt freshen for an hour or two in cold water; if merely smoked and slightly salted, wash and cut in small pieces about an inch…

Codfish Fritters

Cut the codfish into strips about the size of a finger, freshen by soaking over night in cold water, in the morning dry between towels. Dip…

Codfish and Potato Omelet

Make a potato and fish mixture exactly as if for fishballs, but leave out the egg. Try out some salt pork in a spider and in the dripping…

To Bake a Pickerel or Whitefish

Making a stuffing of bread crumbs, butter, pepper, salt, sweet herbs, if preferred, one beaten egg; stuff the fish and sew it, or wind…

Turbot

Take a fine large whitefish, steam until tender; take out the bones and sprinkle with salt and pepper. For the dressing heat one pint of…

Baked Haddock

Buy a haddock weighing about three pounds. Have the head and tail left on the fish and have it opened underneath for the stuffing, which is…

Boiled Fish (With Onion and Garlic)

Put a piece of oiled paper in the bottom of a fish pan; on it place a large fish that has been cleaned and skinned. Add a sliced onion, two…

Rechauffe of Fish

Take a pint of cold boiled fish, cut in small pieces. Put into the chafing-dish with two tablespoons of butter, half a cup of milk or…

Filleting of a Fish

For this purpose keep a very sharp, thin bladed, fine pointed knife. Cut a narrow strip of skin from along the back, then begin work just…

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