Codfish, French Style

Ingredients

• equal parts of fish
• equal parts of cold potatoes
• some pepper over
• cover with cream
• small pieces of butter over the top

Method

1. 1

   After freshening the codfish, slice the cold potatoes very thin and pick the fish into small bits.

2. 2

   Layer potatoes, fish, and sliced hard-boiled eggs in an earthen baking dish, sprinkling pepper over each layer.

3. 3

   Cover with cream and small pieces of butter, then cover with a plate and cook slowly for an hour.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Dora's cook book (1888) by Dora E. Fairfield, page 3. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CODFISH, FRENCH STYLE. After freshening it thoroughly, take equal parts of fish and cold potatoes. Slice the potatoes very thin and 18 DORA'S COOK BOOK. pick the fish in small bits; have also some hard boiled eggs and slice them, be careful not to break them. Take an earthen baking dish, place in it layer of potatoes, then fish, then egg. Sprinkle some pepper over. Repeat until your dish is nearly full, cover with cream, put small pieces of butter over the top

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