1906 A Bachelor's Cupboard

CHAPTER VII

** ^A^itli such cooking, a monkey miglit eat his own father." ESCA- Don't ask me what that BECHE means — I won't tell. But try It for your fish course some time, when the mercury goes up Into the eighties, and If a better name occurs to you, you're at liberty to use It. Parboil two pounds of halibut, schrod, or any firm white fish. Cut In fillets and place In a salad bowl. Mix In a small bowl a tablespoonful of vinegar, three of olive oil, salt, cayenne, bits of orange peel cut thin as thin can be, a teaspoonful of onion juice, a sliced green pepper, and, if you have them handy, a bay leaf and a sprig of thyme to give an added bouquet. Mix well, pour over the orange, and pop into the Ice box to await the serving. fillets, garnish with sliced

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