Spiced Salmon (Pickled)

Ingredients

• a salmon
• take of the water in which it was boiled, and good vinegar each equal parts
• one dozen cloves
• as many small blades of mace, or sliced nutmeg
• one teaspoonful of whole pepper
• the same of allspice
• a small bit of butter (the size of a small egg)

Method

1. 1

   Boil the salmon, wipe it dry, and set it to cool.

2. 2

   Mix equal parts of the boiling water and vinegar to cover the fish.

3. 3

   Add cloves, mace or nutmeg, whole pepper, and allspice.

4. 4

   Make it boiling hot, skim it clear, add butter, and pour it over the fish.

5. 5

   Set in a cool place.

As published

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

Spiced Salmon (Pickled). — Boil a salmon, and, after wiping it dry, set it to cool; take of the water in which it was boiled, and good vinegar each equal parts, enough to cover it; add to it one dozen cloves, as many small blades of mace, or sliced nutmeg, one teaspoonful of whole pepper, and the same of allspice, make it boiling hot, skim it clear, add a small bit of butter (the size of a small egg)

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