Housekeeping in Old Virginia

Seventeen hundred recipes from the housewives of Old Virginia — Sally Lunn and beaten biscuit, brandy peaches and Brunswick stew — gathered in 1879 by Patrick Henry's granddaughter, with tributes from the First Lady down.

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To Broil Mackerel

If the mackerel is fresh, after it is nicely scaled and cleaned, dry it; pepper and salt and Broil it on a gridiron; baste it with fresh butter. After it is broiled, put it on a hot dish pour melted butter over it, and serve. If the fish is salt, pour boiling water over it, soak it several hours; butter and pepper, and broil; serve in the same way as the fresh.--Mrs. R.

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