Boiled Fresh Codfish

Sew up the fish in cheese cloth and place in a kettle of rapidly boiling salted water For a 2 1/2-pound fish allow about 20 minutes for boiling. When done remove cheese cloth carefully, place on a hot platter and serve with egg sauce.

Codfish Balls

Cut-up potatoes, 1 quart. Flaked codfish, 1 pint.

Butter size of a large egg. Egg, 1.

Pare potatoes and cut in thick slices, strip dry salt cod from the bone into thin pieces, cover both with water and leave to soak over night. In the morning pour off water, put potatoes to boil until soft but not mushy. Pick over codfish and reject any hard bits. When potatoes are done drain them and with a large silver fork beat potatoes and fish together. Beat in the butter and when the mixture is a little cool add the well beaten egg and season-in?. When smooth and light mold into round or oval shape, fry in deep, hot lard. Do not dip in egg and crumbs. Bay State.