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Picked-Up Codfish in Cream

Neatly shred a pound of boneless codfish, and plunge into a quart of boiling water for five minutes. Thoroughly drain on a sieve, carefully press the cod with a spoon, so as to get it as dry as possible. Mix in a saucepan one and a half tablespoons of melted butter with one and a half tablespoons of flour; pour in one gill of hot milk and one gill of cream. Season with two saltspoons of white pepper and a saltspoon of grated nutmeg. Lightly mix until it comes to a boil, then add the codfish; lightly mix, cook for five minutes longer, lightly mixing once in a while, dress on a hot dish and serve.