Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
WARMED-OVER HADDIE
A Few More Words About the Famous
Scotch Fish

THERE'S some fish warmed over from
IL dear! dear! was 1t two weeks ago that
we had the fnnan haddie? Well. anyway
here's some of that fish warmed over
Herbert Vanderhoof, of Chicago. has taksn91
the trouble to ask Bill Gordon. of the erst'
while Rector's of that city. now the Restau' \
rant Royale. how "Finnan Haddie la'Rec'
tor" is prepared w
Its very simple DISH" said Bill. Jun
take a thick piece of fnnan haddie OF ~
best quality and boil or steam 1t for nftees
or twenty minutes Then remove the snh
Cut 1t in lengths of six or eight tnense
Place 1t on a platter and pour cream ovg
It and put boiled potatoes sliced In hek
around the edge of the haddie. Butter ~
potatoes we'll and also put a little butterf'
on the fish. Then put the platter contain'N
the fish and the potatoes under "A 'proiyL
and let 1t remain there until brown. TaM
out the platter and put 1t on silver serss
and serve" .*
"I asked BILL" continues the obliging ~, :
Vanderhoof. III 1t was important to use =
silver server. and he said II didn't wous
burn my damn fool fingers" .ssF (,
Now comes James d. Law. of Glover. 4
nook" Roxborough. to add a word to wnat
has already been said about the godsp
morsel and choicest titbit that ever gracs.
a poor mans table and fitting feast iof
kings and queens" ..........,.., n
"Once on the old Kent road, London,
says Mr.. Law. IT counted over thirty pusns
carts and donkey carts piled high WI
fnnan haddies all imported from Aoerasep- VI
He holds forth with the sure voice OF ~
expert upon the comparative merits OF VI
eral brands of the Ash offered In our loca'
markets and while what he says about ths'e
Is interesting and valuable 1t cannot ~
obvious reasons be quoted here. But iron
Mr.. Laws book Here and There In ~,
Hemispheres" now out of print. we la,
this comment upon the Aberdeen hsh marc
ket: ~ tt L
"rhe Aberdeen docks cover thirty-six acr3
of land. and as large body Of water a. y -. !.
single dock In the kingdom. The hsh maj:
Is considered the best In Great bntsl-&
Sometimes as many as forty steam trawx'-
and fifty line boats will arrive In a morn'n. NOR,
and deliver 1900 tons Of fish, that WIN
absorbed by traders in a few hours. NJ q
when Dr. Samuel Johnson was tou.'St
Scotland with Boswell, the lexicograpn.'
much to his biographer's disappontns-
could not be prevailed upon to ENJOY
fnnan ha6die (even then more famous ~
the oracle himself !)--but In spurnins ~.
only cut on his nose to spite his face: =. ~
did better in Aberdeen with the Scotch nIc.1'
provided by Mrs. Gordon. Bozzy' was ntts43
he might not care for 1t ('them' wou'a
locally correct). and when his hostess y.
him woling down platefui In his 49,
known style she ventured to say. You go
to like our broth. doctorT Good enough
hogs /! he grunted Then quietly said ~,
Gordon pray let me help you to some mcIS q n
OF ~ The fs1hful James did not put ~
In his book. any more than he told " ~ n
his own father at Auchinleck In nent
argument wiped up the floor with the ~
Engiishmsn. or how he met his .mstc1 ~
Adam Smith. whose Wealth OF Nations VI
said to have q circulation next In extsn'
the Bible" .At~I
But to get back to our haddie; -
grand hsh--even the poorest Imitation y. WI
Aberdeen article that comes 20 our meft.,
ana we have no doubt Mr.. Law VIII %
ie yop Nhould AK u, 70 6tye you ~
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