To Boil Eels

Clean the eels, and cut off their heads, dry them, and turn them round on your fish plate, boil them in salt and water, and make parsley sauce for them.

Original Recipe

Clean the eels, and cut off their heads, dry them, and turn them round on your fish plate, boil them in salt and water, and make parsley sauce for them.

Ingredients

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  • eels
  • salt
  • water
  • parsley

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Required Gear

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Pot for boiling
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Fish plate

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Instructions

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    Clean the eels, and cut off their heads, dry them, and turn them round on your fish plate, boil them in salt and water, and make parsley sauce for them.

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Recipe by mary-randolph from The Virginia Housewife; Or, Methodical Cook (1824)