Codfish Pie

Ingredients

• One cod
• Salt
• Pepper
• Nutmeg
• Butter
• Broth
• A crust of choice
• One spoonful of a stock of choice
• 1/4 of a pint of cream
• Flour
• Lemon
• Oysters

Directions

1. Salt a piece of the middle of a small cod and salt it well one night.
2. On the next day, wash it and season it with salt, pepper, and a very little amount of nutmeg.
3. Place the cod into a deep dish with a small amount of butter and a good broth.
4. Cover with a crust of choice, making an aperture and baking.
5. Make and boil sauce made of one spoonful of stock, a quarter pit of cream, a little flour and butter, a grate of lemon and nutmeg, and some oysters, if possible.
6. Once the pie is fully baked, pour sauce into the aperture of the crust.

Source — The Unrivalled Cook-Book
Prepared by Aaron Phillips
Louisiana Anthology
September 30, 2023