The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-05

chowder. smoking hot.
Planked Fish.
All planked fish are cooked In very
much the same manner. Shad should
be carefully cleaned and split. and
paddock should be skinned and
boned, leaving the meat In two a.
lets. The planked whitefsh Of the
Great Lakes 10 prepared In the same
manner as planked shad. Put the
skin side down on an oak plank
one inch thick and longer and wider
than the fish. Sprinkle the whole
with salt and pepper and brush with
melted butter. Bake in hot oven
for Is minutes: remove. spread with
butter and garnish with lemon dnd
parsley. Send the Ash to the table
on tho plank. A gas. range 10 we'll
adapted to the cooking CT planked
shad. having the fame over the
nsh. a
For cooking planksd haddock
saute the two dllets separately.
using q liberal amount Of butter and
cooking until well brown on one
side. Place on the planks and
sprinkle with salt and pepper. With
mashed potato galnish the fish 20
90 to outline its original shape.
making the head. tail and hns a.
conspicuous as possible. Bake I'M
til potatoes are well Drowned. when
the ash will be found to be thor
oughly cooked. Sprinkle with finely
chopped parsley and finish garnish'
Ing with parsley and slices OF
lemon.
Fish Broth q II lueullus.
Slice three medium-sixed onions.
and fry in Q little butter until pale
yellow. Take three and half
pounds of any firm-neshed Ash, such
~ bass. trout. pike. etc., cut into
pieces, adding to II two sliced car
rots. four stalks of parsley. one Of
thyme. . Glove Of garlic. six pepper
corns, one Glove. salt to taste. and
. bay leaf. II procurable, together
with the fried onions. Add two
quarts Of cold water and cook gen.
tly over good, but not hot fire. for
two hours. Strain, then thicken
with tablespoon of butter blended
with two tablespoons OF -four. Sea-
son with salt and pepper. Serve
with thin slices OF dry toast. A
glass of sherry added at the last
moment II an Improvement liked by
many.
HaIibut Steaks.
Purchase two slices of halibut Of
uniform size. Wipe them over with
a piece of cheese cloth wrung from
cold water. Butter baking pan
of about the same size IS the ish
and lay one slice In. spread with
dressing. cover with the other slice
and dot the top with bits OF butter.
Dust with salt and pepper and then
with flour. Bake IN . moderate
oven until the fish Is cooked through
and the top Is Drowned delicately.
Place on q warm platter and earnish
with parsley and lemon points.
For the dressing add . teaspoon
Of onion Juice to one cup OF bread
crumbs. Also two tablespoons Of
melted butter, q few grains Of cay
enne and a saltspoon OF white, pep
per and half q level teaspoon sof
salt n liked grating OF nutmeg
can be added.
Crab Nest and Mushrooms.
Take a large cup Of crab meat.
and an equal amount Of fresh mush-
rooms. peeled and cut small. Put
slice Of onion. chopped very nne,
into a saucepan. and cook with q
tablespoon Of butter, Just before 1t
begins to brown add . tablespoon
Of -four, and then cup OF cream.
put In slowly as II 70 stirred. When
smooth and thick add the mashed
yolks of four hard-cooked eggs, salt,
paprikA. and lemon juice to taste,
and then the crabs and mushrooms.
When all is blended we'll and the
mixture rather thick. I'LL crab shells
with II, cover the top with fine
crumbs and bits Of butter. and Just
brown In very hot even. Serve
with lemon slices.
Mans LIE Growing Shorter.
Man n sa1d 10 live =. shorter hfe
In proportion 70 the time required
for his dsvsIopmeat than any other
Known animal Dven HE domestic
animals. COW. horse sheep. dos. CT.
subject b many q the evils his
civilization imposes upon them, live
longer n Deopoet1oa 10 the time of
attaining maturity than does man.
Il takes nnAr to - exact, about Is
years 70 attain he TIM maturity.
Thirtv-lve yeesD Il the avespCe life
Of man today. Thus. 10 has I very
limited u1e u his flhlsAe6 mind and
body. The horse dsveloping In
four Or ave ysass. lives q least 10
In he city under he worst kind Of
usage. In the country Il nves from
Is 70 - yeara There have BEEN
inslanoes q horses living to b IS
years old, q n times - long -
IL required for their development
Even the humble gosling which II
. fullnsdCed goose It the age Of
one year. plDds along for 10 70 30
years. A swan puts II I'll over
modern man. Being fun grown 1t