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Sweet Herbs

One blade of Mace.

Twelve whole Peppers.

Salt. One ounce of Butter.

Half an ounce of Flour.

Chop up the onion and fry it a nice brown, with the herbs and the flour, in the butter; then stir in the peppers, the mace, a pinch of salt, and the stock. Cut the eel up into pieces and add it; let it stew slowly till the fish is cooked-about half an hour. Take out the fish with a slice; put it on a hot dish in the oven while you finish the Add the ketchup to the sauce; let it boil sauce. up quickly, strain it over the eel, and serve.