Fish Turbut

Ingredients

• Take White fish or Halibut, 4 pounds at least
• 1 large spoonful of butter
• 1 scant spoonful of flour
• 1 pint milk
• Season highly to taste
• sprinkle in a few bread crumbs
• tiny bits of butter on top

Method

1. 1

   Boil the fish in salt water for about 5 minutes.

2. 2

   Prepare a dressing by dissolving butter in a saucepan, stirring in flour until smooth, then adding cold milk and stirring until thickened.

3. 3

   Butter a dish, layer fish and cream dressing, topping with crumbs and butter.

4. 4

   Bake for 20 minutes until browned.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Dr. Fenner's peoples remedies for the family cook book (1903) by M. M. Fenner, page 9. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fish Turbut. . Take White fish or Halibut, 4 pounds atleast; boilin salt water about 5 min- utes; when free from bones, have ready the following dressing: 1 large spoonful of butter; 1 scant spoonful of flour; 1 pint milk. Season highly to taste. Dissolve the butterin the sauce pan; stir in four until smooth and foamy; pour_in cold milk and stir until it thickens. Buttera dish, sprinkle in’ a few bread crumbs; then puta layer of fish, then a layer of cream dressing, and so on. having the top layer of the eream. Sprinkle bread ‘crumbs and tiny bits of butter on top

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