Baked Black Bass

• 3 lbs. bass
• 2 tablespoons flour
• Salt and pepper<

Clean and wash fish. Sprinkle with salt inside and out and let stand several hours. Stuff and sew. Tie or skewer into the shape of the letter S. Put in a pan across which you have placed strips of cloth by which to lift out when cooked. Rub it over with soft butter, and a little pepper. Dredge with flour. Put in a hot oven without water in the pan. Baste when the flour is brown, and often after