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Planked Shad (Procure a three-pound fresh)

Procure a three-pound fresh shad, wash well, wipe dry, cut off head and tail, split open through stomach with a knife without separating, and detach spinal bone. Season both sides with a light tablespoon salt and a half teaspoon pepper. Dredge two tablespoons flour on a flat dish and repeatedly turn fish in flour. Heat in a frying pan three tablespoons melted butter or oil, lay fish in pan, open side downward, and rapidly fry for five minutes or until a nice brown colour. Carefully turn over with a skimmer and fry for five minutes also. Have a clean oak plank, oil surface with a tablespoon oil, carefully lift up fish with skimmer and lay it on the plank, skin side downward. Spread a half tablespoon butter over the shad and set in oven to bake for twenty minutes. Remove, spread a little maitre d'hotel butter over, decorate with six quarters lemon and parsley greens and serve.