FISH-BALLS
| 1 | pint of cooked fish, picked up small. |
| 1 | quart of hot mashed potato. |
| 1 | tablespoonful of butter. |
| A little pepper. |
Beat all together till very light, and make into balls the size of an egg. Have ready a pail of very hot fat, and drop in two balls at a time and cook till light brown; take them out; keep hot; and put in two more, and so on.
After this, he had something which had taken a long time to make, but he did not mind it.