The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book

The book that taught America to measure. Fannie Farmer's 1896 classic replaced the pinch, the lump and the teacup of the old receipts with the level cup and the level spoon — and then filled eight hundred pages with what to do next.

Shellfish

25 recipes in this part of The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book.

Shellfish

I. Bivalve Mollusks Oysters are mollusks, having two shells. The shells are on the right and left side of the oyster, and are called right…

To Prepare Fish for Cooking

To Clean a Fish. Fish are cleaned and dressed at market as ordered, but need additional cleaning before cooking. Remove scales which have…

Ways of Cooking Fish

To Cook Fish in Boiling Water. Small cod, haddock, or cusk are cooked whole in enough boiling water to cover, to which is added salt and…

Composition of Various Fish

sult Time-Table for Boiling, which will serve as a guide. The fish is cooked when flesh leaves the bone, no matter how long the time. To…

Water (II)

54.8 9.3 .8 .5 34.6 55.7 8.3 .5 .5 35. 42.8 10.2 6.3 .6 40.1

Haddock

51. 8.2 .2 .6 40. Halibut, sections 17.7 15.1 4.4 .9 61.9

Mackerel

44.6 10. 4.3 .7 40.4 Mackerel, Spanish 34.6 13.7 6.2 1. 44.5 Perch, white 62.5 7.2 1.5 .4 28.4

Shad

39.2 12.4 8.1 .9 39.4 • 50.1 9.2 4.8 .7 35.2

Lobsters

Clams, out of shell 61.7 • 5.9 .7 .8 .2 30.7 10.6 1.1 2.3 5.2 80.8 Oysters, solid Crabs, soft shell • 6.1 1.4 .9 3.3 88.3 15.8 1.5 2. .7…

Boiled Haddock

Clean and boil as directed in Ways of Cooking Fish. Remove to a hot platter, garnish with slices of " hard-boiled " eggs and parsley, and…

Boiled Salmon

Clean and boil as directed in Ways of Cooking Fish. Place on a hot platter, remove skin, and garnish with slices of lemon and parsley…

Broiled Stuffed Fish

Steamed Halibut, Silesian Sauce Steam by cooking over boiling water a piece of halibut weighing two pounds, and serve with Silesian Sauce…

Broiled Scrod

A young cod, split down the back, and backbone removed, except a small portion near the tail, is called a scrod. Scrod are usually broiled…

Broiled Chicken Halibut

Clean and broil as directed in Ways of Cooking Fish. Spread with butter, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and garnish with slices of lemon…

Broiled Swordfish

Clean and broil fish, spread with butter, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and serve with Cucumber Sauce I, or Horseradish Sauce I.

Broiled Shad Roe

Wipe, sprinkle with salt and pepper, put on greased wire broiler, and broil five minutes on each side. Serve with Maître d'Hôtel Butter…

Baked Haddock with Stuffing

Clean a four-pound haddock, sprinkle with salt inside and out, stuff, and sew. Cut five diagonal gashes on each side of backbone and insert…

Fish Stuffing II

1 cup cracker crumbs 14 cup melted butter 14 teaspoon salt 1½ teaspoon pepper.

Baked Bluefish

Clean a four-pound bluefish, stuff, sew, and bake as Baked Halibut with Stuffing, omitting to cut gashes on sides, as the fish is rich…

Breslin Baked Bluefish

Split and bone a bluefish, place on a well-buttered sheet, and cook twenty minutes in a hot oven. Cream one-fourth cup butter, add yolks…

Baked Cod with Oyster Stuffing

Clean a four-pound cod, sprinkle with salt and pepper, brush over with lemon juice, stuff, and sew. Gash, skewer, and bake as Baked Halibut…

Oyster Stuffing (Teaspoons lemon juice)

1½ teaspoons lemon juice 1½ tablespoon finely chopped parsley 1 cup oysters Add seasonings and butter to cracker crumbs. Clean oysters, and…

Baked Haddock with Oyster Stuffing

Remove skin, head, and tail from a four-pound haddock. Bone, leaving in large bones near head, to keep fillets in shape of the original…

Baked Halibut with Tomato Sauce

2 lbs. halibut 2 cups tomatoes 1 cup water 1 slice onion 3 cloves 1½ tablespoon sugar 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons flour 34 teaspoon…

Baked Halibut with Lobster Sauce

Clean a piece of halibut weighing three pounds. Cut gashes in top, and insert a narrow strip of fat salt pork in each gash. Place in…

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