This section is from the book "The People's Cook Book", by Jennie Taylor. See also: Larousse Gastronomique.
To a large teacup of codfish, picked fine, add two cups of mashed potatoes, two cups of milk, two well-beaten eggs, salt and pepper to taste, and half cup of butter, mix very thoroughly, and bake half an hour.
Soak the fish in cold water for several hours; pick fine, and put into a saucepan with cold water; boil a few minutes; pour off the water; add fresh and boil again, and then drain; next add sweet milk and butter, and thicken with flour or corn starch; stir well, and when taken from the fire add the yolks of two or three eggs well beaten; stir, pour into a hot dish, and serve.
Take a bowl full of shredded codfish, put this in cold water in a skillet; let it come to a boil, then turn into a colander to drain; turn into the skillet again with a little cold milk; season with butter and pepper, stir smooth a tablespoonful of flour with a little cold milk; add, and let it boil for a moment; turn this on to buttered toast on a platter.
Pick fine one quart bowl of codfish; let it simmer on the back of the stove a little while; then boil six good-sized potatoes, mash fine, and mix while hot with the fish thoroughly; season with pepper, salt and butter; add three eggs, well beaten, and drop in hot lard; serve in a napkin; lay the napkin on a platter, and the balls on the napkin to absorb the grease.
Soak the fish over night; clean thoroughly, then put it into a stone crock, and cover with water; simmer until tender, then pick over, and mash fine. Take two-thirds mashed potatoes, seasoned, and one-third fish; mix well together, and bake until brown; then make a sauce of drawn butter, into which cut up two hard-boiled eggs.
 
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