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FISH

Clam Fritters

1 Egg 1 Cupful of Milk
1 Cupful of Bread-flour and a Little Salt

Beat the egg and half the milk, adding the flour gradually, to make the batter smooth. Salt, and add the last half-cupful of milk. Put one clam into one teaspoonful of batter and drop into boiling lard. Serve hot.

Fish Balls

1 Cupful of Hot Mashed 2 Teaspoonfuls of Melted
Potatoes Butter
½ Cupful of Shredded 2 Tablespoonfuls of Milk
Cod-fish

Put the fish into a piece of cheese-cloth, let cold water run over it, and squeeze dry. Mix ingredients all together. Take a little flour in the hand and roll half a tablespoonful of the mixture between the palms, to the size of a small peach. Fry in deep fat.

To Boil a Lobster

Have a large kettle on the fire with plenty of boiling water, deep enough to cover the lobster

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