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Fish Stock

From Cookery for every household, 1914

Serves 3

Avoid using too many vegetables to prevent overpowering the fish flavor.

Presented as published in 1914. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs. white fish or fish bones and trimmings
  • 2 qts. cold water
  • 1 small carrot
  • tur- 1 turnip
  • 1 stick celery
  • A few parsley stalks
  • 1 bay-leaf
  • 1 doz. white peppercorns
  • Rind and juice of ½ lemon
  • Salt

Method

  1. Use fresh white fish or trimmings.

  2. Wash and cut into small pieces.

  3. Combine with water and salt in a saucepan.

  4. Bring to a boil, skim, then add vegetables, parsley, bay-leaf, peppercorns, and lemon rind.

  5. Simmer for 1 to 1.5 hours, adding lemon juice at the end, then strain.

Nutrition per serving

394Calories
14 gProtein
90 gCarbs
3 gFat

Estimated from matched ingredients across 3 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 57. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fish Stock 2 lbs. white fish or fish bones and trimmings. 2 qts. cold water. 1 small carrot and tur- nip. 1 stick celery. A few parsley stalks. 1 bay-leaf. 1 doz. white peppercorns. Rind and juice of £ lemon. Salt

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