Season with minced parsley,
grated nutmeg, salt, cayenne, black pepper, and mushroom catsup.
Moisten with white wine and brandy in equal parts, cover, bake,
and serve very hot.
FISH PIQUANT
Boil the fish whole in water seasoned well with onion, celery,
salt, red pepper, and a tiny bit of garlic. When tender, drain,
and put on a platter. Mix a lump of butter the size of an egg with
three tablespoonfuls of flour, then add the juice of one or two
lemons (according to size). Stir into this three cupfuls of the
water in which the fish was boiled, put back on the stove, and stir
until thickened. Remove from the fire, pour over the well-beaten
yolks of two eggs, add some cut up pickles and olives, pour over
the fish, and garnish with parsley or celery tops.
PICKLED FISH--I
Cut any kind of fish into pieces, dredge with flour, and fry. Cover
with hot vinegar, adding a sprig of mint, and a pod of pepper. Let
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cool in the liquid, drain, and serve very cold.
PICKLED FISH--II
Cut any firm-fleshed fish into small pieces, dredge with seasoned
flour, and fry brown in butter. Cover with boiling water to which
half a cupful of vinegar has been added. Add a chopped onion, two
tablespoonfuls of olive-oil, and a teaspoonful each of ground mace,
cloves, and allspice.
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