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Progies Saute with Fines Herbes

Neatly scale, trim and wipe six nice small, fresh, fat porgies. Season with a teaspoon salt and half teaspoon white pepper, lightly baste with a little fresh milk and lightly roll in flour. Heat one and a half tablespoons melted butter in a frying pan, add fish one beside another, and gently fry for six minutes on each side. Dress on a hot dish, sprinkle a half teaspoon freshly chopped parsley over them, a saltspoon each chopped chives and chervil; squeeze over them the juice of a half lemon and place half ounce butter in the pan in which they were fried, toss well on the fire until of a light brown, then pour over fish and serve.