Fish Scallop

Ingredients

• Break up some boiled fish into small pieces
• have ready about the same proportion of fine bread-crumbs
• Season the fish with pepper
• salt
• a dash of nutmeg
• a spoonful of chopped parsley
• a few drops of anchovy sauce
• moisten with a little melted butter
• some of the fish-jelly which sometimes collects in the dish the fish has stood in

Method

1. 1

   Butter some patty-pans or scallop-shells.

2. 2

   Divide the mixture into equal quantities for each shell or tin; put some bread-crumbs into each tin, then the fish mixture, and cover that again with crumbs, and on the top of each shell or tin when so filled put a little pat of butter.

3. 3

   Bake in a quick oven to a light brown; lay the shells on a napkin on a hot dish and garnish with parsley.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Hilda's diary of a Cape housekeeper (1902) by Hildagonda J. Duckitt, page 80. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FISH SCALLOP. A SUPPER DISH Oct. seeds, but is demanding them from other countries. Hence the suburban Londoner’s chance. Besides, the Consul-General says that they should he grown plentifully in British East Africa and other colonies^ — Pall Mall Gazette., October 8, 1900. I have heard that the seeds are also useful to feed chickens, and for oilcake. October 5. — An Impromptu Supper.— Unexpected guests stayed to supper last night, and not having had notice enough to get anything on purpose, I had to think what I could make of the cold meat in the house, and the remains of some boiled fish. The latter I scalloped from this recipe (Mrs. Honey’s). Fish Scallop. — Break up some boiled fish into small pieces, have ready about the same proportion of fine bread- crumbs (of these 1 always keep some ready grated in an air-tight bottle for emergencies). Season the fish with pepper, salt, a dash of nutmeg, a spoonful of chopped parsley, and a few drops of anchovy sauce, and moisten with a little melted butter and some of the fish-jelly which sometimes collects in the dish the fish has stood in

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.