Codfish Balls
1 egg 1 tablespoon butter teaspoon pepper Wash fish in cold water and pull into small pieces, keeping fish in water while doing so. Wash and pare the potatoes and cut into pieces before measuring. Cook the fish and potatoes together in boiling water until the potatoes are tender, then drain and shake over the fire until dry ; mash, and beat thoroughly with a wire potato masher. Add the butter, pepper and salt if needed. Cool slightly, then add beaten egg, and beat until light. Take up mixture in a spoon, molding slightly with a knife, and drop into deep hot fat. Fry until brown, about 1 minute. Drain on absorbent paper. Mixture for codfish balls may be served hot, without frying, or turned into a buttered baking dish and browned in the oven and served as a baked dish, or shaped into flat cakes and sauted in frying pan. To make codfish puff, prepare in same manner, only use two well-beaten eggs. Cook like an omelet.