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Fresh Mackerel, Mignonette

Cut the head off and split in two a three-pound piece of fresh mackerel, remove spinal bone and wipe neatly, then place in a lightly buttered baking dish. Place in a bowl one ounce butter, two tablespoons flour, three tablespoons bread crumbs, four finely chopped shallots, a half bean chopped garlic, half teaspoon freshly chopped parsley, half teaspoon chopped chives, one teaspoon curry powder, a teaspoon paprika, half teaspoon salt, two saltspoons grated nutmeg, one saltspoon thyme and one saltspoon crushed bay leaf; mix well with a spoon two minutes, then spread this mixture and squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the mackerel, set in oven to bake forty minutes, remove and send to table in same dish.