Baked Shad

Miss Virginia Croxton

Clean, open, and take out the roe, if there is one. Wash carefully and scrape out the blood near the backbone. Lay in a pan long enough not to bend the fish with head on. Fill with seasoned breadcrumbs and sprinkle well in and out with pepper and salt. Gash the top about 2 inches apart and lay strips of fat bacon in the gashes. Bake in a hot oven, adding hot water enough to keep fish from drying and sticking to the pan. Bake from 1/2 to an hour, according to size. Serve with tomato catsup or Worcestershire sauce.

Fried Shad

Miss Virginia Croxton

Clean, split, and take out the backbone. Cut into pieces about 2 inches wide. Salt and pepper to taste and fry in hot lard until a light brown.

Roasted Shad

A Virginia Recipe

Wipe dry and rub inside and out with pepper and salt. Fasten the fish securely to a board and put in front of an open fire and let it cook till well done. Serve with drawn butter.