Mrs. Fryer's Loose Leaf Cook Book

The loose-leaf cookbook, c.1917 — built to be taken apart, from the principles of cookery through fireless cooking and school lunches.

Fish

38 recipes in this part of Mrs. Fryer's Loose Leaf Cook Book.

Cleaning Fish

To remove the scales hold the fish by the tail and scrape firmly toward the head with a small sharp knife, held with the blade slanting…

Boiled Fish

Wipe the fish carefully and if fresh, sprinkle thoroughly with salt. Wrap it in a piece of cheesecloth to hold the fish together and to…

Baked Fish (Wash and dry the fish rubbing)

Wash and dry the fish, rubbing inside and out with salt; stuff with forcemeat or bread stuffing and sew. Cut gashes two inches apart on…

Broiled Fish

For broiling large fish should be split down the back and head and tail removed; salmon and halibut should be cut into one-inch slices, and…

Fried Fish

Wash and dry the fish; season with salt and pepper, dip in fine bread crumbs, then in beaten egg, then in bread crumbs again. Place the…

Shad Roe

Shad roe may be baked, broiled or fried. To broil, wipe dry; sprinkle with pepper and salt and cook five minutes on each side. Butter well…

Baked Shad

Clean and split a three-pound shad, placing it skin side down in a baking pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; spread with butter and thin…

Planked Shad

Clean and split a three-pound shad. Heat the plank very hot; lay the fish upon it, skin side down. Brush the flesh carefully over with…

Planked Halibut

Set Trim the ends of a solid piece of halibut, weighing about four pounds and cut the entire width of the fish. Peel and slice three onions…

Fish (When ready lift out the fish)

When ready lift out the fish on to a hot plank. Put some hot mashed potatoes through a forcing bag round the fish, brush with beaten egg…

Baked Fillets of Halibut

Cut the halibut into small fillets; season and place in a shallow pan, covered with buttered paper. Bake in a hot oven from ten to fifteen…

Fried Smelts

Clean the smelts, leaving on the heads and tails. Sprinkle well with salt, pepper and flour; dip in egg, then in fine bread crumbs, and fry…

Salt-Fish Dinner

1 pound codfish 1/2 pound salt pork 2 cups skim milk 2 tablespoons fat 2 tablespoons flour Speck of salt Dash of red pepper Cut the codfish…

Codfish

Let the fish soak in cold water for four or five hours to draw out the salt; wash the fish very clean; put it in a kettle with cold water…

Codfish Balls (Cup codfish cups mashed potato)

1 cup codfish 11/2 cups mashed potato Yolk of 1 egg 1 tablespoon soft butter Dash of pepper White of 1 egg Flour Wash the fish in cold…

Salmon Surprise

1 cup cream sauce 1 cup mashed potatoes Remove the salmon from the can; place it in a colander and wash under running water. Break into…

Creamed Salmon

1 can salmon 1 cup cream sauce Remove the salmon from the can; place it in a colander and wash under running water or scald with boiling…

Fried Scallops

Clean the scallops; cook until they begin to shrivel; drain and dry between towels. Roll in fine bread crumbs, salt and pepper; dip in…

Clams

Clams may be stewed, panned or cooked in other ways like oysters. They are also good made into fritters.

Clam Fritters

3 eggs 1/2 cup milk 1 cup flour 25 clams

Fish (Beat the eggs add the flour)

Beat the eggs; add the flour gradually with the milk, beating until perfectly smooth. Chop the clams; drain off the juice; stir them into…

Creamed Clams

2 dozen clams 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon flour 1/2 cup clam juice 1/2 cup rich cream Salt and paprika Chop the clams fine. Melt the…

Fried Oysters

Select large oysters; drain them and dry between soft towels. Dip each oyster in beaten egg until it is thoroughly coated; then roll in…

Oyster Pie

1/2 tablespoon chopped onion 1/2 tablespoon chopped parsley 3 tablespoons flour 4 tablespoons butter Put the oysters over the fire in their…

Scalloped Oysters

Butter a baking dish and fill it with alternate layers of oysters and bread crumbs, making the bottom layer oysters and the top layer…

Creamed Oysters

11/2 tablespoons flour 1 tablespoon butter Salt and pepper Dash of celery salt Heat the oysters in their own liquor, removing the scum that…

Oyster Stew

1 pint oysters and juice 1 pint hot milk or cream Salt and red pepper 1 ounce butter Put the oysters over the fire in their own liquor; the…

Shirred Oysters

Place small squares of toast in a pan and on each as many oysters as it will hold, well seasoned with salt, pepper and bits of butter…

Panned Oysters (Tablespoon butter Juice)

25 oysters 1 tablespoon butter Juice of 1/2 lemon Salt and pepper Squares of toast

Fish (Melt the butter over the fire)

Melt the butter over the fire; add the lemon juice, then the drained oysters. Cook until the edges begin to curl; season and serve on small…

Broiled Oysters

Wash the oysters and dry them with a soft towel. Dip them in melted butter and lay them on a broiler which has been well greased with salt…

Terrapin (Drop the live terrapin in hot)

Drop the live terrapin in hot water and boil until the skin can be pulled from the legs. When cool, take off the shells; pull out the…

Stewed Terrapin

1/4 pound butter 11/2 tablespoons flour 1/4 cup cream Yolk of 1 egg Salt and cayenne Pinch of mace 1 tablespoon currant jelly Rub the…

Lobster (Select a live lobster)

Select a live lobster of medium size but heavy in proportion to its size. If the tail springs back quickly when straightened, the lobster…

Planked Lobster

To plank a lobster heat the plank very hot. Kill the lobster by splitting it into halves, lay it on the plank shell side down; put it under…

Deviled Crabs

1 hard-boiled egg 2 tablespoons butter Grated nutmeg 1 raw egg 1/3 cup cream Salt and cayenne 1/4 teaspoon sweet marjoram Cracker dust Put…

Frogs

Only the hind quarters of frogs are cooked. Wash and dry them; skin and dip them in milk; sprinkle with salt, pepper and flour and fry in…

Meats (Some hae meat and canna eat)

Some hae meat and canna eat; And some wad eat that want it; But we hae meat, and we can eat; So let the Lord be thankit. ---ROBERT BURNS…

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