This section is from the book "The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book", by Fannie Merritt Farmer. Also available from Amazon: Original 1896 Boston Cooking-School Cook Book.
Clean and boil as directed in Ways of Cooking Fish. Remove to a hot platter, garnish with slices of " hard-boiled " eggs and parsley, and serve with Egg Sauce. A thick piece of halibut may be boiled and served in the same way.
Clean and boil as directed in Ways of Cooking Fish. Place on a hot platter, remove skin, and garnish with slices of lemon and parsley. Serve with Egg Sauce I or II, or Hollandaise Sauce.
Steamed Halibut, Silesian Sauce
Steam by cooking over boiling water a piece of halibut weighing two pounds, and serve with Silesian Sauce.
1 1/2 tablespoons vinegar
1/8 teaspoon powdered tarragon
3 peppercorns
Bit of bay leaf
Sprig of parsley
1/2 teaspoon finely chopped shallot
Yolks 3 eggs
2/3 cup Brown Stock
1/4 cup butter
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 tablespoon capers
1/2 tablespoon parsley
Salt and cayenne
Cook first six ingredients until reduced one-half; strain, add yolks of eggs well beaten, one-half, each, brown stock' and butter, and cook over hot water, stirring constantly until thickened. Then add, gradually, remaining butter mixed with flour and stock. As soon as mixture thickens, add capers, parsley finely chopped, and salt and cayenne.
A young cod, split down the back, and backbone removed, except a small portion near the tail, is called a scrod. Scrod are usually broiled, spread with butter, and sprinkled with salt and pepper. Haddock is also so dressed.
Clean and broil as directed in Ways of Cooking Fish. Spread with butter, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and garnish with slices of lemon cut in fancy shapes and sprinkled with paprika and parsley.
Clean and broil fish, spread with butter, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and serve with Cucumber Sauce I, or Horseradish Sauce I.
Wipe, sprinkle with salt and pepper, put on greased wire broiler, and broil five minutes on each side. Serve with Maitre d'H6tel Butter. Mackerel roe are delicious cooked in this way.
Clean and broil fish as directed in Ways of Cooking Fish (see p. 160). When nearly cooked, slip from broiler onto a hot platter and brush over with melted butter. Surround with two borders of mashed potatoes, one-inch apart, forced through a pastry bag and tube. Arrange ten halves of clamshells between potato borders, at equal distances; fill spaces between shells with potato roses. Place in oven to finish cooking fish and to brown potatoes. Just before serving, fill clam-shells with Fricassee of Clams. Clean one pint clams, finely chop hard portions and reserve soft portions. Melt two tablespoons butter, add chopped clams, two tablespoons flour, and pour on gradually one-third cup cream. Strain sauce, add soft part of clams, cook one minute, season with salt and cayenne, and add yolk of one egg slightly beaten.
 
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