How to Cook Fish

<h2>FOUR WAYS TO COOK WHITEBAIT</h2> <h3>FRIED WHITEBAIT&mdash;I</h3> <p class="indent"> Heat together one cupful of lard and one cupful of olive-oil. Sprinkle the whitebait thickly with seasoned flour and shake free of all that does not adhere readily. Fry quickly in a frying-basket, season with salt and cayenne, and serve immediately.</p> <h3>FRIED WHITEBAIT&mdash;II</h3> <p class="indent"> Wash the whitebait in ice-water, drain, wipe dry, dip in milk, then in equal parts of cracker dust and seasoned flour. Fry in deep fat, season with salt and cayenne, and serve.</p> <h3>FRIED WHITEBAIT&mdash;III</h3> <p class="indent"> Cover the fish with cold water, drain, and throw them into a cloth strewn with sifted flour. Shake them in the cloth to make the flour adhere to them, then toss them in a sieve. The fish will not stick together if they are fresh. Have ready plenty of boiling beef fat, and fry the whitebait in a wire basket, a few at a time. When they are crisp <SPAN name="page_440"><span class="page"></span></SPAN> without being brown they are done enough. Drain, sprinkle with salt, and serve immediately.</p> <h3>DEVILLED WHITEBAIT</h3> <p class="indent"> Fry the whitebait according to directions previously given, season very highly with cayenne pepper, and serve.</p> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />