234. Herrings boiled

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
Time: Cook: 20 min Total: 20 min
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (9)

for the herrings

six herrings ↝ Fish, herring, Atlantic, raw [Finfish and Shellfish Products]
plenty of salt and water ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
plenty of salt and water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]

for the sauce

half a gill of cream ↝ Cream, whipped [Cream cheese, sour cream, whipped cream]
eight spoonfuls of melted butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
an ounce of fresh butter ↝ Asparagus, fresh, cooked with butter or margarine [Other vegetables and combinations]
a little pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
the juice of half a lemon ↝ Lemon, raw [Citrus fruits]

Instructions (5)

Boil six herrings about twenty minutes in plenty of salt and water, but only just to simmer
Have ready the following sauce: put half a gill of cream upon the fire in a stewpan
When it boils, add eight spoonfuls of melted butter, an ounce of fresh butter, a little pepper, salt, and the juice of half a lemon
Dress the fish upon a dish without a napkin
Sauce over and serve

Original Text

234. Herrings boiled.—Boil six herrings about twenty minutes in plenty of salt and water, but only just to simmer; then have ready the following sauce: put half a gill of cream upon the fire in a stewpan; when it boils, add eight spoonfuls of melted butter, an ounce of fresh butter, a little pepper, salt, and the juice of half a lemon; dress the fish upon a dish without a napkin, sauce over and serve.

Notes

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