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To Fry Brook Trout, or Any Other Small Fish

From Mother Hubbard's cupboard, 1887
Presented as published in 1887. 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 Mother Hubbard's cupboard (1887), page 1. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

TO FRY BROOK TROUT, OR ANY OTHER SMALL FISH. Clean the fish and let them lie a few minutes wrapped singly in a clean dry towel ; season with pepper and salt ; roll in corn meal, and fry in one-third butter and two-thirds lard

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