218. To boil Cod Fish

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
Source
The Modern Housewife
Time
Cook: 30 min Total: 30 min
Status
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Not a recipe
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Ingredients (3)
for boiling fish
Instructions (6)
  1. Have the water ready boiling, with one pound of salt to every six quarts.
  2. Put in your fish.
  3. Draw the fish-kettle to the corner of the fire, where let it simmer slowly from twenty minutes to half an hour.
  4. The bone in the centre will draw out easily when done.
  5. If boiled too much, it would eat tough and stringy.
  6. Should the fish not be crimped, add more salt to the water; it will cause the fish to eat firmer.
Original Text
218. To boil Cod Fish.—Crimped cod, as I have before remarked, is preferable to the plain; it is likewise better cut in slices than cooked whole; to boil it well, have the water ready boiling, with one pound of salt to every six quarts, put in your fish, draw the fish-kettle to the corner of the fire, where let it simmer slowly from twenty minutes to half an hour, when done, the bone in the centre will draw out easily; if boiled too much, it would eat tough and stringy; should the fish not be crimped, add more salt to the water, it will cause the fish to eat firmer.
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