1 cup hot milk¼ teaspoon paprika
¾ cup soft bread crumbs1½ cups flaked salmon
1 tablespoon butter½ cup peas
½ teaspoon saltWhites of 2 eggs

Cook crumbs, butter, and seasonings in the hot milk for three minutes; add the salmon and peas; fold in the whites of the eggs, which have been beaten very stiff; put in a greased baking dish, and bake about twenty-five minutes in a moderate oven.

103.—FRIED SCALLOPS

Wash one pint of deep sea scallops, and cut each scallop into quarters; scald with boiling water, drain, season with salt and pepper, dredge with flour, dip in egg, and then in crumbs, and fry in deep fat about two minutes; drain on soft paper, and serve with Sauce Tartare (see No. 202).

104.—LOUISIANA SHRIMPS AND RICE

2 tablespoons beef drippings1 teaspoon salt
1 onion finely chopped¼ teaspoon paprika
3 tablespoons flour2 cups cooked rice
1 cup stewed and strained tomato1 cup cooked shrimps cut in pieces
1½ cups stock or water

Cook onion in fat for five minutes, add flour, and stir until well blended; add tomatoes and stock, and stir until smooth; add seasonings, rice, and shrimps.

SALT AND SMOKED FISH

105.—FINNAN HADDIE BAKED IN MILK

Wash fish, and soak in lukewarm water for half an hour; put in baking pan, add one-half cup each of milk and water, and bake about twenty-five minutes, basting often. Remove to platter, spread with butter, and strain liquid in the pan over fish.