Catfish Soup

Ingredients

• Six Catfish, each weighing one half pound
• One half pound of salt pork
• One pint of milk
• Two eggs
• One head of celery
• One onion

Directions

1. Skin, clean the catfish, and cut off the heads.
2. Bone and cut up the fish
3. Chop the pork into small pieces.
4. Put into the pot with two quarts of water, chopped sweet herbs, onion, and celery.
5. Boil, strain, and then return to saucepan.
6. Add milk and eggs beaten to a froth to sauce pan.
7. Add lump of butter the size of a walnut.
8. Bring to a boil.
9. Serve with dice of toasted bread on top

Source — The Unrivalled Cook-Book
Prepared by Luke Warlen
Louisiana Anthology
April 3, 2023