To Boil Salt Codfish
From The easiest way in housekeeping and cooking, 1881
Proper preparation eliminates strong smell.
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This recipe was extracted from The easiest way in housekeeping and cooking (1881) by Helen Stuart Campbell, page 70. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
To BOIL Salt Codfish. The large, white cod, which cuts into firm, solid slices, should be used. If properly prepared, there is no need of the strong smell, which makes it so offensive to many, and which comes only in boiling. The fish is now to be had boned, and put up in small boxes, and this is by far the most desirable form. In either case, lay in tepid water skin-side up, and soak all night. If the skin is down, the salt, instead of soaking out, settles against it, and is re- tained. Change the water in the morning, and soak two or three hours longer
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