tablespoons of butter. Add a bunch of parsley chopped very fine, salt
and pepper to taste, a small cup of sweet cream thickened with a
tablespoon of flour. Pour over potatoes.
BAKED FLOUNDERS
Clean, wipe dry, add salt and pepper and lay them in a pan; put flakes
of butter on top, an onion cut up, some minced celery and a few bread
crumbs. A cup of hot water put into the pan will prevent burning. Baste
often; bake until brown.
BAKED BASS A LA WELLINGTON
Remove the scales and clean. Do not remove the head, tail, or fins. Put
into a double boiler one tablespoon of butter, two cups of stale bread
crumbs, one tablespoon of chopped onion, one teaspoon of chopped
parsley, two teaspoons of chopped capers, one-fourth cup of sherry. Heat
all the above ingredients, season with paprika and salt, and stuff the
bass with the mixture. Sew up the fish, put into a hot oven, bake and
baste with sherry wine and butter.
A fish weighing four or five pounds is required for the above recipe.
BAKED FISH--TURKISH STYLE
Take perch and stuff with steamed onion to which has been added one
well-beaten egg, two tomatoes cut up in small pieces, some bread crumbs,
chopped parsley or celery, salt and pepper to taste. Bake until the fish
is nicely browned.
SAUCE AGRISTOGA
Fry any fish in oil, and serve the following:--
Beat very well two whole eggs, add two tablespoons of flour diluted with
cold water, add gradually the juice of one lemon.
ZUEMIMO SAUCE
Heat one teaspoon of oil, add one tablespoon of flour, add slowly
one-half cup of vinegar diluted with water; season with salt and sugar.
If no other fish can be procured, salt herring may be used.
SHAD ROE
Parboil the roe in salted water ten minutes. Drain; season with salt,
pepper and melted butter; form into balls, roll in beaten egg and
cracker crumbs and fry in hot oil or any butter substitute.
The roe can be baked and served with tomato sauce.
BAKED SHAD
Clean and split a three-pound shad. Place in a buttered dripping pan.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper, brush with melted butter and bake in a
hot oven thirty minutes.
SCALLOPED FISH ROE
Boil three large roes in water with a little vinegar for ten minutes.
Plunge into cold water; wipe the roe dry. Mash the yolks of three
hard-boiled eggs into a cup of melted butter, teaspoon of anchovy paste,
tablespoon of chopped parsley, juice of half a lemon, salt and pepper to
taste. Add a cup of bread c
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