Broiled Smelts

Ingredients

• 12 large smelts
• 12 olives
• ½ green pepper
• 2 sprigs parsley
• ½ tablespoon Crisco

Method

1. 1

   Select 12 large smelts, clean well and split.

2. 2

   Chop 12 olives, ½ green pepper with seeds removed, 2 sprigs parsley, add ½ tablespoon Crisco.

3. 3

   Spread paste inside each smelt.

4. 4

   Close fish together, sprinkle with salt, moisten with melted Crisco and broil over clear fire.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from A calendar of dinners, with 615 recipes (1913) by Marion Harris Neil, page 132. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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