To dress young Codlings like SALT FISH.
TAKE young Codlings, gut and dry them
well with a cloth, fill their eyes full of salt,
throw a little on the back-bone, and let them
lie all night, then hang them up by the tail a
day or two: as you have occasion for them,
boil them in spring water, and drain them well,
dish them up, and pour egg sauce on them, and
send them to the table.