Smelts

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
Source
The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
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success · extracted 13 days ago
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Ingredients (2)
Instructions (8)
  1. Take out the guts.
  2. Season them with salt, pounded mace, and pepper.
  3. Put them into a pan, with butter on the top.
  4. Put them in a very slack oven.
  5. When they are done, and nearly cold, take them out, and lay them on a cloth.
  6. Then put them into pots.
  7. Take off the butter from the gravy, clarify it with more.
  8. Pour it on them, tie them down close, and set them by for use.
Original Text
Smelts. TAKE out the guts, and then season them with salt, pounded mace, and pepper, put them into a pan, with butter on the top, and put them in a very slack oven. When they are done, and nearly cold, take them out, and lay them on a cloth. Then put them into pots, take off the butter from the gravy, clarify it with more, pour it on them, tie them down close, and set them by for use.
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