* 2 Bream—1s. * * 2 Tomatoes—1/2d. * * 1 oz. Butter—1d. * * 1 fagot of Herbs * * 1 Carrot * * 1 oz. Flour * * Pepper and Salt * * 1 Onion * * 1 doz. Peppercorns * * Lemon Juice—1 1/2d. * * Total Cost—1s. 3d. * * Time—One Hour * Fillet the fish, put the bones in a saucepan, and just cover them with water. When they boil, skim well, and add the tomatoes sliced up, the peppercorns and vegetables; boil quickly without the lid for half an hour, then strain, rubbing the pulp of the tomatoes through with the liquor. Make a smooth sauce with half a pint of this liquor, the butter, and the flour; if the colour is not good add a few drops of cochineal. Fold the fillets of fish neatly, and bake in the oven with a little lemon juice, and covered with a buttered paper. Arrange them on a dish and pour the sauce over. Serve hot.
KEDGEREE.
* 1/2 lb. Gold Fish—4d. * * 1/4 lb. Boiled Rice—1d. * * 2 Hard Boiled Eggs—2d. * * 1 oz. Butter * * Pepper and Salt—1d. * * Total Cost—8d. * * Time—5 Minutes * Flake up the fish and mix it with the rice; shell the eggs and cut them in half, put the yolks on one side. Chop the whites and mix them with the rice and fish; season nicely and put into a saucepan with the butter, and stir until thoroughly hot. Pile on a dish, and either chop the yolks and sprinkle them over, or hold a sieve over the kedgeree and rub them lightly through. Serve hot.
FISH BAKED IN VINEGAR
* 2 Mullet—6d. * * 1/2 pint Vinegar—2d. * * 1 gill Water * * 1 fagot of Herbs * * 1 doz. Peppercorns * * Salt—1/2d. * * Total Cost—81/2 d. * * Time—One Hour * Wash the fish, dry them on a cloth, and rub them with a little salt. Lay them in a deep dish, put in the herbs and peppercorns, pour over the vinegar and water. Cover with a tin, and stand in a cool oven, and bake very slowly for an hour. Take them out and let them get quite cold in the vinegar, then lay them in a dish, and strain the sauce over. Garnish with sprigs of parsley.
STUFFED CONGER EEL.
* 1 Eel—1s. * * 3 oz. Veal Seasoning—2d. * * 1 1/2 oz. Flour * * Pepper and Salt—1/2d. * * 1 1/2 oz. Butter—1d. * * Total Cost—1s. 31/2 d. * * Time—One Hour * Make the veal seasoning by recipe given elsewhere; sew it into the eel and put it into a deep dish. Just cover it with water, and bake it in a good oven for about one hour. Take it up and keep hot, strain the liquor in which it has been cooked; take about one pint and make into a brown sauce with the butter and flour. Colour it with a few drops of caramel, let it boil for a few minutes, season with salt, pepper, and lemon juice; pour over the fish, and serve very hot.