Fish Baked in Paper Bags

Ingredients

• A small fish may be prepared and stuffed as directed above.
• using about one fourth of the quantity of stuffing given.

Method

1. 1

   Oil the inside of the bag with butter.

2. 2

   Place the fish in the bag, fold the open end several times, and fasten securely.

3. 3

   Place the bag, seam side up, on a wire rack and put it in a moderate oven to bake for 15 minutes to the pound.

4. 4

   Insert a knitting needle through the bag to check if it is cooked.

5. 5

   To brown the fish, the bag must be charred.

As published

This recipe was extracted from A text-book of cooking (1915) by Carlotta Cherryholmes Greer, page 64. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

sh Baked in . Paper Bags. — Paper bag cookery has no more satisfactory application, perhaps, than in the baking of fish. Cleaning an odorous fish kettle is invariably disagree- able to a housekeeper. A pleasing flavor and an absence of odor in the kitchen also result from this method of cooking. A small fish may be prepared and stuffed as directed above, using about one fourth of the quantity of stuffing given.

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