FRY your soles in either oil or butter

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784
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The Experienced English Housekeeper
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Instructions (11)
  1. Fry your soles in either oil or butter.
  2. Boil some vinegar with a little water, two or three blades of mace, a very few cloves, some black pepper, and a little salt.
  3. Let it stand till cold.
  4. When cold beat up some oil with it.
  5. Lay your fish in a deep pot.
  6. Slice a good deal of shallots or onions between each fish.
  7. Throw your liquor over it.
  8. Pour some oil on the top.
  9. It will keep three or four months, made rich, and fried in oil.
  10. It must be stopped well, and kept in a dry place.
  11. Take out a little at a time when you use it.
Original Text
FRY your soles in either oil or butter, boil some vinegar with a little water, two or three blades of mace, a very few cloves, some black pepper, and a little salt, let it stand till cold, and when cold beat up some oil with it, lay your fish in a deep pot, and slice a good deal of shallots or onions between each fish, throw your liquor over it, and pour some oil on the top: it will keep three or four months, made rich, and fryed in oil; it must be stopped well, and kept in a dry place. Take out a little at a time when you use it.
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