This section is from the book "The London Art Of Cookery and Domestic Housekeepers' Complete Assistant", by John Farley. Also available from Amazon: The London Art of Cookery.
Having boned and filleted the soles, roll them up, tying them with thread: wipe one half of them dry, dip them in egg, roll in grated bread, and fry of a nice brown: boil the other half in salt and water, and place them alternately in the dish, with nicely coloured lobster sauce under them.
Having made white paper cases, put a little sweet oil in the bottom of each : cut the salmon into pieces, pepper and salt them, and put them into the cases: set them on a baking plate over the fire, or put them into the oven : when done, serve with a poached egg on each, and anchovy sauce in a tureen.
Boil four or five rings of crimped skate in strong salt and water for ten minutes: drain dry, and serve with the following sauce over it: a gill of weak veal stock, a gill of melted butter, a gill of cream, the yolks of four eggs, and a little mustard, beaten well together, to these add the liver previously boiled and rubbed through a sieve, a little chopped parsley, white pepper and salt; let the whole warm thoroughly, but not boil.
Having split them down the back, season with white pepper and salt, and lay a sprig of fennel in each: broil them gently, take out the fennel, and serve with the following sauce: melted butter, green onions and parsley chopped very small, white pepper, salt, and lemon juice.
Having boned the fish, pound it in a mortar, adding to it parsley, thyme, basil, and eschalots, chopped very fine; kitchen pepper, a spoonful of white wine, cayenne, salt, grated bread, half a gill of cream, and the yolks of four eggs; mix all well together, and roll into small balls : put them into boiling water, simmer for a quarter of an hour, drain dry, and serve with a strong coulis over them.
Having cut six thin slices of Salmon, flat them gently; brush them over with yolk of egg, season with white pepper and salt, roll them up, tying them with thread, and put them into a stewpan that will just hold them: cover them with bacon, and add half a pint of stock, and set the stewpan on a stove for half an hour: take up the salmon, skim the liquor, add a gill of coulis, a glass of madeira, a tea-spoonful of essence of anchovy, a small lump of sugar, a few chopped capers, cayenne, and salt: let the sauce simmer, and serve with the fish over it.
Having filleted a pair of soles, shred two of the fillets and as much fat bacon, and put them into a mortar with a little parsley and eschalots shred : pound these, and add two ounces of grated bread previously soaked in cream, the yolk of an egg, two anchovies washed, boned, and shred, white pepper and salt: pound these well together, and having flattened the fillets, brush them over with yolk of egg, and spread over them a thin sheet of the above force : roll them up, tying the rolls with thread ; and having lined a tart,pan with sheets of fat bacon, put in the rolls, cover with sheets of fat bacon, and add a little stock : put the tart-pan into a slow oven for half an hour, take up the rolls, and serve with Italian sauce over them.
 
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