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Devilled Whitebait

From 365 savoury suggestions.

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From 365 savoury suggestions, printed page 39, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/365-savoury-suggestions

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Ingredients

Method

  1. One tin whitebait, flour, salt, cayenne.
  2. Drain the fish to remove the liquid, then cover well with flour.
  3. Put into a frying-basket and wet fry in hot fat till golden brown.
  4. Sprinkle with salt and cayenne.
  5. Serve hot with thin slices of brown bread and butter.