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Dinner

Turban of Fish

The original 1910 method for Turban of Fish, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

DinnerPescatarianOvenStovetopPublic domainHistoric recipeSource transcription
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What you’ll need

Ingredients

  • 2½ cups cold flaked fish (cod, haddock, halibut, or cusk)
  • 1½ cups milk
  • 1 slice onion
  • Blade of mace
  • Sprig of parsley
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ¼ cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon pepper
  • Lemon juice
  • Yolks 2 eggs
  • ⅔ cup buttered cracker crumbs

Make it happen

Directions

  1. 1

    Scald milk with onion, mace, and parsley; remove seasonings. Melt butter, add flour, salt, pepper, and gradually the milk; then add eggs, slightly beaten. Put a layer of fish on 177 buttered dish, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and add a few drops of lemon juice. Cover with sauce, continuing until fish and sauce are used, shaping in pyramid form. Cover with crumbs, and bake in hot oven until crumbs are brown.

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