May 2021 Cookery Corner

Recipe of the Month

Source: Ye Olde Newbury Cook Book 1927, Published in the Interests of the Ladies' Benevolent Society of the Oldtown Parish First Church, Newbury, Mrs. Caroline Randall.

Boiled Fish

Prepare your fish (any kind), put in a bag and cook in boiling water to which has been added a little salt and a tablespoon of vinegar.

Have the water boiling and sufficient to cover the fish.

Butter Gravy:

Two tablespoons flour, half cup butter, one pint boiling water.

Stir constantly until it thickens.

---Mrs. Moses Rolfe