1929 Old Soldiers

First Prize winner in the 1 Sep 1929 Truth’s W.A Recipes (reference)

Ingredients:

  • 1 red herring

  • 2 slices of toast

  • 1 grain of cayenne

  • ¼ teaspoon pepper

  • ½ lemon

Method:

  1. Place herring on grid iron and grill until the fish will readily come from the bone

  2. With a couple of forks, remove the skin and bone from the fish and break the remaining fish meat into small pieces

  3. Butter the toast and keep hot then place fish on toast and make it smooth with a knife

  4. Sprinkle over the cayenne pepper and lemon juice

  5. Cut into narrow strips and serve hot


This is a very favorite savory with gentlemen


Submitted by Mrs R.G. Goldsworthy, Irwin-street, East Fremantle