Fish Soup Recipe

Make this soup from any rich, glutinous fish, such as cod's

head, halibut neck, flounders, skate, or any cheap fish which is in

season, and which you can buy for five or six cents a pound. Chop one or

two onions, fry them in a pot with two ounces of drippings, till light

brown; season with a level tablespoonful of salt, half a teaspoonful of

pepper, and a teaspoonful of sweet herbs of any kind, then add two

quarts of hot water, and let all boil for ten minutes; meantime mix

quarter of a pound of oatmeal with one pint of cold water, and wash and

cut in two-inch pieces about two pounds of fish; when the soup has

boiled ten minutes, put the fish into it, and carefully stir in the

oatmeal; let it boil twenty minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent

burning; it will then be ready to use. The seasoning, drippings, and

oatmeal, will cost about five cents, and the fish ten more; with the

addition of bread and potatoes, say five cents' worth of either, it

makes an excellent meal, costing about twenty cents.

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