Florence White

Fish Roll

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Medium

    • Ready in

      2 hr 30

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By Florence White

Published 1932

  • About

An excellent fish pudding from Leamington, Warwickshire. ‘To be quite honest,’ writes Miss Cullen, ‘this is a war-time (1914—1918) emergency dish, for a meatless day, but it is too good to lose.’

Ingredients

  • Cooked fish (herrings, pollock, or any kind of cheaper fish) ½ lb.
  • a little anchovy essence, pepper and sa

Method

  1. Flake fish, remove bones and skin.
  2. Add a little anchovy essence.
  3. Season with pepper and salt.
  4. Make a light dough of the flour, oatmeal, suet, baking powder and water.
  5. Roll out in an oblong.
  6. Spread with the fish.
  7. Roll up, pressing edges well together
  8. Tie in a scalded floured cloth.