Codfish Cakes

Ingredients

•  6 good sized potatoes
•  1 pound codfish
•  1 piece of butter
•  2 eggs
•  2 eggs
•  bacon
•  salt & pepper

Directions

1.  Pare potatoes and boil until soft.
2.  Place codfish in cold water and do not let boil.
3.  Mash fish and potatoes together.
4.  When mixture is hot, season with salt and pepper to taste.
5.  Add in a piece of butter and two eggs beaten lightly with a fork.
6.  Fry mixture in boiling lard for 5 minutes.
7.  Serve on brown paper with hot crisp bacon.

Source - Cooking in Old Creole Days

Prepared by Tanner Frasier

Louisiana Anthology

July 11, 2017