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Scalloped Scallops

From Miss Cameron's cookery book, 1898

Serves 1

Any cold fish may be dressed in the same way.

Presented as published in 1898. 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 Miss Cameron's cookery book (1898) by Ida Cameron, page 15. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Take the scallops from their shells, and wash them i rait and water to remove all the sand ; then put them i cold water, and boil gently twenty minutes, strain them, in eggs and bread crumbs, and fry in hot fat till a p colour. Put them on a hot dish, and pour over them £ pint of brown or white saucer seasoned with a spoonful lemon pickle, or a tablespoonful of Chili vinegar. Fish and Oyster Pie. Any pieces of cold fish, 12 or more oysters, 1 teaspoonf 1 ^ chopped parsley, i pint white sauce, ma&a -mfti c^stet Hqa***"- MISS CAM K RON'S COOK IS HY BOOK. 43 Remove all bones from tlio fish, and put a layer in a pie dish, them one of oysters, broad crumbs, salt and pepper, and parsley. Repeat till toe dish is full, pour over all the white nauce, and cover either with putt' paste or browned crumbs, and bake ten minutes. Scalloped Scallops. Wash the scallops in salt and water, then boil them gently twenty minutes. Take some scallop shells, and butter them, cut the scallops up in small pieces, and lay some in each shell. Make J pint of ordinary white sauce, add to it 1 teaspoonful chopped parsley, 1 yolk of egg, 1 tablespoonful Chili vinegar, ^d 1 tablespoonful cream, salt, cayenne, and pepper
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