This section is from the book "Practical Cooking And Dinner Giving", by Mary F. Henderson. Also available from Amazon: Practical Cooking And Dinner Giving.
They are generally preferred peppered, salted, then rolled in salted corn-meal, and fried either in a sauté pan with a little lard and some slices of pork, or in boiling lard. Théy make also a good stew en matelote, or a good au gratin. Their chief excellence consists in their being perfectly fresh, and served bot.
Should be broiled, and served à la maître-d'hôtel.
 
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