Brown Stewed Fish

Ingredients

• 1 lb. dark treacle
• 1 dessertspoonful vinegar
• 1 pt. porter
• 2 onions
• 3 lemons (juice)
• 4 lbs. fish
• Nutmeg, allspice, cloves, pepper and salt

Method

1. 1

   Choose four pounds of nice fresh fish, wash and dry thoroughly.

2. 2

   Stew a crust of bread and the onions in the porter with the herbs.

3. 3

   When tender take out the crust and put in the fish with the spices, and continue to add the treacle slowly until the fish is nicely cooked; serve cold with slices of lemon.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Mrs. Maclurcan's cookery book (1899) by H. Maclurcan, page 12. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

EOWN STEWED FISH. J lb. dark treacle 1 dessertspoonful vinegar f pt. porter 2 onions 3 lemons (juice) 1 teaspoonful ground 4 lbs. fish ginger Nutmeg, allspice, cloves, pepper and salt

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