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Pike A La Ltonnaise Au Bleu

From Practical household cookery, 1891

Serves 4

Pike improves in flavor if kept cool for two days after being caught.

Presented as published in 1891. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Practical household cookery (1891) by E. Duret, page 97. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PIKE A LA LTONNAISE AU BLEU. The larger the pike the better for this dish, and it will improve if kept two days in a cool place after being caught. Scale,* draw the gills, cut off the fijis, and thoroughly cleanse and wipe the pike; then with a string tie the head, and truss the fish into the shape of the letter 8. Afterwards put the fish in the kettle covered with " Court Bouillon

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.