Oysters and Fish

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Oysters and Fish, by Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson) Murrey
THOMAS J. MURREY
AUTHOR OF “FIFTY SOUPS,” “FIFTY SALADS,” “BREAKFAST DAINTIES,” “PUDDINGS AND DAINTY DESSERTS,” “THE BOOK OF ENTRÉES,” “COOKERY FOR INVALIDS,” “PRACTICAL CARVING,” “LUNCHEON,” “VALUABLE COOKING RECIPES,” ETC.
NEW YORK Copyright, 1888, by FREDERICK A. STOKES & BROTHER 1888
To the Inventor of the
SHELDON CLOSE-TOP GAS-STOVE,
Who spent the best part of his life solving the perplexed problem of Economy in Fuel and Labor in our homes, and to those gentlemen connected with gas companies, who assisted and encouraged him, this little work is most respectfully dedicated by
THE AUTHOR.
Would it not be beneficial, were the average American to substitute fish for the everlasting steak and chop of the breakfast-table?
For the sake of variety, if for no other reason, we should eat more fish; and it need not always be fried or broiled. A well-made fish stew or a curry should be acceptable to the majority of us, and undoubtedly would be if appetizingly prepared.
This little work does not by any means propose to exhaust the subject of sea-food, for the subject is almost inexhaustible; but it places within the reach of all a series of recipes and suggestions extremely valuable to the average housewife.
The Oyster Season opens in the city of New York on the first day of September, and closes on the last day of April in each year. The annual amount of business done in the oyster trade is close on to $5,000,000. Each successive year witnesses an increase in the business.