Bloater Sandwiches

Ingredients

• Cooked bloater.
• Cayenne.
• Lemon juice.
• Cream or white sauce.
• Bread and butter.
• Watercress.

Method

1. 1

   Remove all skin and bones from some cooked bloater, and chop it finely.

2. 2

   Then pound it in a mortar or basin, adding enough white sauce, cream, or melted butter to make a paste.

3. 3

   Season with cayenne, lemon juice, salt if necessary, and, if liked, a little anchovy essence.

4. 4

   Spread this mixture between slices of brown or white bread and butter, enclosing with it a few carefully picked leaves of watercress.

5. 5

   Trim neatly, cut into shapes, and serve garnished with sprigs of watercress.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 836. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Bloater Sandwiches Cooked bloater. Cayenne. Lemon juice. Cream or white sauce. Bread and butter. Watercress.

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