77 Pike, to broil

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840

Source: The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (7)

pike ↝ Fish, pike, walleye, raw [Finfish and Shellfish Products]
salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
the juice of lemons ↝ Lemon, raw [Citrus fruits]
white wine vinegar ↝ Vinegar, red wine [Spices and Herbs]
slices of oranges or lemons ↝ Orange, raw [Citrus fruits]
slices of oranges or lemons ↝ Lemon, raw [Citrus fruits]

Instructions (9)

Scotch the pike with a knife on the outside.
Season it with salt.
Put the gridiron on a clear fire, make it very hot.
Lay on the pike.
Baste it with butter.
Turn it often.
When broiled crisp and stiff put it into a dish.
Serve it up with butter and the juice of lemons, or white wine vinegar.
Garnish with slices of oranges or lemons.

Original Text

Pike, to broil.

Split it, and scotch it with a knife on the outside; season it with salt; put the gridiron on a clear fire, make it very hot, then lay on the pike; baste it with butter, turn it often, and, when broiled crisp and stiff put it into a dish, and serve it up with butter and the juice of lemons, or white wine vinegar. Garnish with slices of oranges or lemons.

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