Boiled Codfish

Ingredients

• codfish or any white fish
• cup of milk

Method

1. 1

   Put fish in cold water.

2. 2

   Add cup of milk to keep it white.

3. 3

   Salt and boil.

4. 4

   When done, let stand for ten minutes.

5. 5

   Serve on napkins with small boiled potatoes, parsley, and quartered lemons.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Hotel St. Francis cook book (1919) by Hirtzler, Victor., page 239. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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