American Medium Mrs. F.L. Gillette

Codfish a La Mode

Original Recipe

Pick up a teacupful of salt codfish very fine and freshen--the desiccated is nice to use; two cups mashed potatoes, one pint cream or milk, two well-beaten eggs, half a cup butter, salt and pepper; mix; bake in an earthen baking dish from twenty to twenty-five minutes; serve in the same dish, placed on a small platter, covered with a fine napkin.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups mashed potatoes
  • 1 pint cream or milk
  • 10 eggs
  • 1 cup butter
  • 5 minutes
  • 1 small platter
  • 1 fine napkin

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Instructions

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    Pick up a teacupful of salt codfish very fine and freshen--the desiccated is nice to use; two cups mashed potatoes, one pint cream or milk, two well-beaten eggs, half a cup butter, salt and pepper; mix; bake in an earthen baking dish from twenty to twenty-five minutes; serve in the same dish, placed on a small platter, covered with a fine napkin.

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