Herrings

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791

Source: The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
Time: Cook: 12 min Total: 12 min
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (6)

Herrings ↝ Fish, herring, Atlantic, raw [Finfish and Shellfish Products]
a little salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
vinegar ↝ Vinegar [Mustard and other condiments]
melted butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
parsley ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]
scraped horse-radish ↝ Radishes, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]

Instructions (11)

Scale, gut, and wash the herrings.
Dry them thoroughly in a cloth.
Rub them over with a little salt and vinegar.
Skewer their tails in their mouths.
Lay them on your fish-plate.
When the water boils, put them in.
About ten or twelve minutes will do them.
After you have taken them up, let them drain properly.
Turn their heads into the middle of the dish.
Serve them up with melted butter and parsley.
Garnish with scraped horse-radish.

Original Text

Herrings.
SCALE, gut, and wash them, then dry them thoroughly in a cloth, and rub them over with a little salt and vinegar. Skewer their tails in their mouths, and lay them on your fish-plate. When the water boils, put them in, and about ten or twelve minutes will do them: After you have taken them up, let them drain properly, end then turn their heads into the middle of the dish Serve them up with melted butter and parsley, and garnish with scraped horse-radish.

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