SALMON AND SPINACH SOUP

2 c. cooked salmon
2 cloves, pressed garlic
1 med. onion, minced
1 tsp. oregano, crumbled
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped
spinach, thawed undrained
1 bottle (8 oz.) clam juice
2 cans (14 1/2 oz.) chicken broth

In a Dutch oven saute' garlic, onion, oregano, nutmeg,
pepper with butter and oil until onion is soft.

Add undrained spinach, cook 5 minutes.

Pour clam juice into a blender.

Spoon in 1/2 sauteed spinach mixture and 1/4 salmon.

Whip until pureed.

Pour back into Dutch oven.

Add chicken broth and the rest of the salmon,
chunked.

Simmer 5 minutes.

STEWED CARP 1 & 2

STEWED CARP #1

Clean and scale a carp, pouring boiling vinegar over the fish to
facilitate the process. Wrap in a cloth and cook it gently in court
bouillon. Serve with a sauce made of court bouillon, strained and
thickened, with a few capers and a little anchovy sauce added.

STEWED CARP #2

Mix together one tablespoonful of salt, half a teaspoonful of pepper,
and a pinch of powdered mace. Rub a cleaned fish with it, both
inside and out. Leave it in a cold place for two hours. Then put
into a kettle, cover with boiling water, add a small onion sliced,
a sprig of parsley, a bay-leaf, and a teaspoonful of marjoram.
Simmer until done, drain, and serve with Cream Sauce.

BAKED CARP- #2

Let the fish stand in vinegar for fifteen minutes. Stuff with seasoned
crumbs and sew up. Brush with beaten egg, cover with crumbs, and
dot with butter. Put into a baking-pan with two chopped onions,
a bunch of parsley, a cupful

of water, and a teaspoonful of Worcestershire sauce. Bake in a
moderate oven, basting as required. Add enough water to make a
cupful of the liquid remaining after taking up the fish. Thicken
with a tablespoonful of flour blended with an equal quantity of
butter, strain, add the juice of a lemon, and pepper and salt to
season.

BAKED CARP-- #1

lean a carp and cover it with salted cold water and vinegar.

Soak for an hour, then drain and dry.

Stuff with seasoned crumbs, sew up, and put into a deep
baking-pan.

Brush with beaten egg,

sprinkle with bread-crumbs and dot with butter.

Add two sliced onions and a pinch of sweet herbs,

a cupful each of sweet wine and stock,

and a teaspoonful of anchovy paste.

Bake for an hour, basting as needed.

Take out the fish, strain the liquor,

thicken with a tablespoonful of butter rolled in
flour, and season with salt, pepper, lemon-juice,
and a pinch of sugar.

HERRING TIDBITS

2 c. (1 pt.) sour cream
1 (12 oz.) jar herring tidbits in
wine, undrained, chopped
2 apples, peeled, quartered, cored
and chopped
1 med. Bermuda onion, quartered and
chopped
1/2 c. seedless grapes, halved
2 hard-cooked eggs,
chopped Rye rounds

Combine first 4 ingredients in large bowl and
mix thoroughly.

Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.

Add grapes and eggs and toss lightly.

Turn into dish. Serve with rye rounds.

Makes about 4 cups.