Fish with Gravy

Ingredients

• two teacupfuls of cold water
• the yolk of a hard-boiled egg
• a glass of sherry or port
• thin slices of salt pork
• whole pepper
• cloves
• allspice
• browned flour

Method

1. 1

   Lay thin slices of salt pork, whole pepper, cloves, and allspice in the pan.

2. 2

   Put in two teacupfuls of cold water; bake for three-quarters of an hour, basting frequently.

3. 3

   When dished, set the pan on the stove, dust some browned flour into the gravy made while cooking.

4. 4

   Chop the yolk of a hard-boiled egg and put it in your gravy-boat; stir in a glass of sherry or port.

5. 5

   As the gravy boils, strain into the boat, and serve hot.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Virginia Cookery-book (1884) by Mary Stuart Smith, page 38. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

thin slices of salt pork, whole pepper, cloves, and allspice in the pan; put in two teacupfuls of cold water ; bake three-quarters of an hour, basting frequently. When dished set the pan on the stove, and dust some browned flour into the gravy made while cooking. Chop the yolk of a hard-boiled egg and put in your gravy-boat; stir in a glass of sherry or port

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