Fish en Casserole

Ingredients

• two pounds of the thick part of cod or haddock
• two cups of milk
• a good slice of onion
• a rounding tablespoon of minced parsley
• a small piece of mace
• half a level teaspoon of salt
• a little white pepper
• one-quarter cup of butter
• three level tablespoons of flour

Method

1. 1

   Take two pounds of the thick part of cod or haddock, both of which are cheap fish.

2. 2

   Take off the skin and lay in the casserole.

3. 3

   Make a sauce from two cups of milk heated, with a good slice of onion, a rounding tablespoon of minced parsley, a small piece of mace, a few gratings of the yellow rind of lemon, half a level teaspoon of salt, and a little white pepper.

4. 4

   Cook in the top of a double boiler for twenty minutes.

5. 5

   Heat one-quarter cup of butter in a saucepan, add three level tablespoons of flour, and cook smooth, turn on the hot milk after straining out the seasonings.

6. 6

   Cook until thick and pour over the fish.

7. 7

   Cover and bake half hour, then if the fish is done serve in the same dish with little finely minced parsley scattered over.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Good Things to Eat as Suggested by Rufus (1911) by Rufus Estes, page 8. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FISH EN CASSEROLE— One of those earthen baking dishes with close-fitting cover of the same ware and fit for plac- ing on the table is especially useful for cooking fish. For in- stance, take two pounds of the thick part of cod or haddock, both FISH 19 of which are cheap fish. Take off the skin and lay in the casse- role. Make a sauce from two cups of milk heated, with a good slice of onion, a rounding tablespoon of minced parsley, a small piece of mace, a few gratings of the yellow rind of lemon, half a level teaspoon of salt, and a little white pepper. Cook in the top of a double boiler for twenty minutes. Heat one-quarter cup of butter in a saucepan, add three level tablespoons of flour

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