Baked Beaks

Ingredients

• a teacup of nice white codfish
• a bit of butter the size of an egg
• two eggs
• water

Method

1. 1

   Freshen the codfish overnight, scald it, drain, chop, and work it until fine.

2. 2

   Mix with water, butter, and eggs, heat until thickened without boiling.

3. 3

   Combine with prepared mashed potatoes, form into flat cakes, and brown both sides.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The universal cookery book (1887) by Gertrude Strohm, page 20. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

a teacup of nice white codfish. Freshen all night, or, if wanted for any 49 50 BAKED BEAKS. other meal than breakfast, from the morning ; scald it once, and drain off the water ; chop and work it until entirely fine ; put it in a basin with water, a bit of butter the size of an egg, and two eggs

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