This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Place two skinned whiting in a buttered bag. Place half-a-dozen bearded oysters between them, and add half-a-dozen sliced mushrooms. Mix two ounces of butter with a large tea-spoonful of flour, add a few shelled shrimps and a little anchovy paste. Place on the whiting. Pour in two tablespoon-fuls of white wine. Seal up in bag and cook for fifteen minutes (350 Fahr.). After placing the whiting on a dish, squeeze a little lemon juice over them.
Note. - Clean the mushrooms first with a bit of flannel and a little salt.
 
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