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Fried Smelts No. 2

From The century cook book, 1894

Serves 2

Presented as published in 1894. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from The century cook book (1894) by Jennie A. Hansey, page 17. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fried Smelts No. 2. Make a thin batter of one beaten egg, half a cup of milk and an even tablespoonful of flour, add a pinch of salt. Cleanse the fish removing the heads, and sprinkle with salt as above. Put two tablespoonfuls of butter in a frying pan

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