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Duchess Potatoes

From Lessons in cooking through preparation of meals, 1912

Serves 4

Use to garnish the planked shad.

Presented as published in 1912. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Lessons in cooking through preparation of meals (1912) by Eva Roberta Robinson, page 167. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

DUCHESS POTATOES CREAMED BRUSSELS SPROUTS CUCUMBERS WITH FRENCH DRESSING RASPBERRY SPONGE Planked Shad Clean and split a 3 lb. shad. Put the skin side down on oak plank i inch thick, and a little longer and wider than the fish, sprinkle with salt and pepper and brush over with melted butter. Bake 25 m in a hot oven. Remove from the oven, spread with butter and garnish with parsley and lemon. The fish should be served on the plank. In this instance make a border of Duchess potatoes around it. Planked fish can be well cooked in a gas oven having the flame over the fish. Duchess Potatoes To 2 c hot riced potatoes add 2 T butter, ^ t salt and the yolks of 2 eggs
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