16. Fish Cakes.
½-lb. cold fish.
½ teaspoonful salt.
Bread crumbs.
½-lb. mashed potatoes.
¼ teaspoonful pepper.
2-oz. butter.
Remove bones from fish, mix with the potato, and add the melted butter, salt, pepper and one and a half beaten eggs. Make into flat round cakes, brush over with rest of egg and cover with bread crumbs. Fry in hot fat 4 or 5 minutes. Drain and serve hot.