FISH-BALLS

1pint of cooked fish, picked up small.
1quart of hot mashed potato.
1tablespoonful 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.