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1921

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Presented as published in 1921. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
I.4irgr Ki»«li: .Ml large fish should Im« KtufTc*! and bakeii, or you nuiy ImmI or .sli-am it and nerve with a same. First hi ale and wash well. liemov«« fins, but leaM> t<iil on as this will keep the fish from breaking apart. Make Nlufling as follows: I'ut a cupful of bread crumbs in frying pim with dript>ini;, fat or butter. Itntwti nicely and add a little water or sliK-k Heii.Hon. salt and pepper, or sage if you have il. Now stuff the fi>«li with this prepared dn>Hsing, winding u hiring arouml the fish to hold the dressing in place. Place in bake pan, sprinkle salt and pepper over the fish, putting a little water or stock in bottom of bake pan. Drudge the top of the fish with a little flour, and bake it in a hot oven till done. Fish, Indian Bake: Take a fresh caught fish and roll in a blanket of wet clay, as dry as possible to handle. Then close both ends. Rake the coals from the center of the fire. Now place the clay ball in the center and re- cover, and let cook 30 to 40 minutes or longer if the fish is large. When fish is done, roll the clay ball from the fire and by tapping lightly with a stick the clay can be removed in two halves. Now season with salt and pepper and serve hot. Frying and broiling are the quickest ways. Fish Cakes are nice. I generally use can salmon and mashed potatoes, seasoning with salt and pepper. Mix the above well, with a well beaten egg or two, mold in small cakes, dip in flour and fry in your pan. Clam Chowder: Take clams and leave in water a few minutes. Then wash well, place them in your kettle for cooking, cover with enough water (boiling is the best), and let cook a few minutes till the shells are all opened. Now pour off the soup and save it. Take the clams and remove the meat from shells, cutting it up and frying with diced bacon. Wash out your kettle to remove all sand or pieces of shell. Now pour your clams with the bacon, adding the stock or clam soup, and let cook ten minutes. While this is cooking, peel some potatoes and add one sliced onion. When nearly ready to remove from stove add some cracker crumbs, or you may mix up a little batter and thicken the soup. Tomatoes may be added if desired. Salt Fish : All salt fish needs soaking in cold water a few hours before cooking. Codfish can be used as follows: Creamed codfish. Codfish balls (same as salmon balls). Codfish hash. Smoked herrings are used by toasting over hot coals. English bloaters are prepared as above. Sardines are fried. Drain off the oil from sardines. Have prepared toast. Now whip 23 your tigfp\ and add the sardinc«. Mix and aild cruckor crumbs. Huvo hot fryiiip imn ready and wj'II KrfiiHtvl. iNow |MMir in th*- mixture. Kry till thf ojrj.'s arr donf. hut not burniHi and pour thi.s oxT the top (if the toast and serve. DiintpliiiKH: Dumpling's arc ^immI when you ha\)- slew or thr> st<K-k to ciMik th<>m in. .Make as histiiit douffh, or mix thin and flrop frum Hp(M>n. (lump Itukr Potato^*: Take all even sized pf»talo<'S. I>«"t your lir«' hurn down to roals. rake out Uic «i'nter and plaro your i>otato«>s in the (ire ami mover. Let hake 1.^ to 20 mituites, depeniliuK on the si/.«- and the amount of hot «-oals you have. W hen done rake nil of tiie iK)tutucs out of the fire and si-rvr hot. U.VSIC I. Ml KOH LVK(;i: yiAMITY FEEDING