Creamed Codfish

Ingredients

• Pick the codfish into very small pieces
• Pour milk or cream over it
• thicken with a little flour
• Add a good sized piece of butter
• two well beaten eggs

Method

1. 1

   Thoroughly wash the codfish in cold water.

2. 2

   Pour milk or cream over it and when it comes to a boil, thicken with a little flour.

3. 3

   Add a good sized piece of butter, and after it is lifted from the stove, mix in two well beaten eggs.

4. 4

   Put this into a baking dish and cover with a layer of mashed potatoes.

5. 5

   Put into the oven until a nice brown.

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.

CREAMED CODFISH. Pick the codfish into very small pieces. Thoroughly wash in cold water. Pour milk or cream over it and when it comes to a boil thicken with a little flour. Add a good sized piece of butter, and after it is lifted from the stove, two well beaten eggs

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