Boiled Salt-Mackerel

Ingredients

• After freshening it, wrap it in a cloth
• simmer about fifteen minutes
• Lay on it slices of hard boiled eggs
• pour over it some drawn butter
• Trim with parsley leaves

Method

1. 1

   After freshening the salt-mackerel, wrap it in a cloth and simmer for about fifteen minutes.

2. 2

   As soon as the water begins to boil, it will be done.

3. 3

   Remove the cloth and place the fish on a plate.

4. 4

   Lay slices of hard boiled eggs on top and pour over some drawn butter.

5. 5

   Trim with parsley leaves.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Pennsylvania German cook book (1902) by Keller, J. A. Mrs, page 28. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BOILED SALT-MACKEREL. After freshening it, wraj) it in a cloth and simmer about fifteen minutes; as soon as water begins to boil it will be done. Remove cloth and place on a plate. Lay on it slices of hard boiled eggs and pour over it some drawn butter. Trim with parsley leaves

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