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Myra's cookery book

1883

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Presented as published in 1883. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
boiled in to any sauce you serve with it. Note. This way of cooking salmon makes it extremely delicate eating. 20-SALMON, baked. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. 1... Tail piece of salmon Make incisions in the fish. 2... Oil 4spoons-'^ ful Mix, and let the fish soak in this one hour, turning it frequently that it may be well seasoned. 3- Vinegar I spoon- 1 ful f 4... Salt and pep- per 1 J 5- Butter 3 oz. ... Melt and add to the fish. 6... Sait ;;; Bake in the oven and bastefrequently. 7.. . 8.. . ... Sprinkle over when nearly done. Caper sauce ... ... Serve the fish with the sauce round it. 9... ... ... Serve separately. 44 MYRA'S COOKERY BOOK. 21-SALMON SCALLOPS. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Salmon ij lb. ... Cut in small thin slices and remove all skin. 2... ... Cut the slices round, and flatten them with a knife dipped in cold water. 3- Butter 3 oz. ... Melt in a stewpan. 4... Put in the scallops side by side. 5-” Pepper and salt To taste Sprinkle over. 6... . . ... When they are brown turn them. 7... Stock k pint ... Put in a saucepan and heat up. 8... ... ... Add the butter the fish was cooked in. 9... Minced par- sley I tea spoonful Add. 10... Pepper and nutmeg To taste 22.- Add, and serve with the fish. SHAD. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Shad Only good just out of the water. 2 . . . ... ... Draw through the ears. 3" ... Wash and wipe; leave the tail, but cut off the fins. 4... ... Make incisions on the cross down the back, but not very deep. 5--- ... Put in a deep dish. 6... Salt and pep- per Sprinkle over. 7... Olive oil ;[ pint ... Pour over. 8... Bunch of par- sley, thyme, chives, and bay-leaf Add. g... Let it soak i hour or more. Turn the fish. 10... Buttered papci ... ... Roll round the fish. II... • Put the fish to the fire, and let it roast I hour at a good fire. 12... ... ... ... Before it is done, take off the paper and baste it with the oil the fish was soaked in. 13... ... When it is a nice colour take it from the fire. FISH. 45 SHAD {continued.) Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. 14... Serve on a white serviette. 15... Fresh parsley ... Sprinkle over the serviette. 16... Put the fish on the dish so that the head may be on the left, and the back in front, of the person carving. Note. — Shad can also be boiled like Salmon. 23.-WAY TO CARV.E SHAD. 1. — Trace a deep line with the fish-knife from head to tail. 2. — Cut each portion by oblique lines. 3. — Leave the tail entire. 24.-S MELTS. Cook like herrings. 25.— SKATE, /nVd. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Skate This fish keeps well, is very nourish ing, but not very delicate eating. 2... Beaten egg ... I yolk ... Brush over the fish. 3- Bread crumbs 4 oz. Cover the fish. 4... Boiling fat ... Fry a nice brown. 5- Anchovy or shrimp sauce ••• Serve separately. 26.- CRIMPED SKATE, boiled. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. 1.. 2.. Skate 3’" 4.. . 5- 6.. . Salt and water 7... Shrimp or lobster sauce ... Clean, skin, and cut into slices. ... Roll each slice over your finger, and fasten it round with twine. • •• Put into a stewpan. ... Put in the fish. ... Boil from 15 to 20 minutes.