Presented as published in 1888. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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Salt Mackerel
From Dora's cook book, 1888
Serves 4
Serve with sauce.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
- Soak the fish four hours in luke warm water
- butter and pepper them
Method
Soak the fish for four hours in lukewarm water, changing the water several times.
Put the fish into water loosely tied in cloths, bring to a boil, then drain and lay on a platter.
Butter and pepper the fish, then place in the oven for a few moments.
Nutrition per serving
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0 gProtein
0 gCarbs
0 gFat
Estimated from matched ingredients across 4 servings.
As published
This recipe was extracted from Dora's cook book (1888) by Dora E. Fairfield, page 3. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
SALT MACKEREL, Soak the fish four hours in luke warm water, changing the water several times ; then put into water loosely tied in cloths, and let the fish come to a boil, turning off the water once, and pouring over the fish hot water from the tea kettle; let this just come toa boil, then take them out and drain them, lay them on a platter, butter and pepper them
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