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Fried Eels

From The housekeeper's companion, 1883
Presented as published in 1883. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from The housekeeper's companion (1883), page 80. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fried Eels. — After cleaning the eels well, cut them in pieces two inches long; wash them and wipe them dry; roll them in wheat flour or rolled cracker, and fry as directed for other fish, in hot lard or beef dripping, salted

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