Brill

Ingredients

• 1/4 lb salt to each gallon of water
• a little vinegar

Instructions

1. Clean the brill, cut off the fins, and rub it over with a little lemon-juice, to preserve its whiteness.
2. Set the fish in sufficient cold water to cover it; throw in salt, in the above proportions, and a little vinegar, and bring it gradually to boil;
3. simmer very gently till the fish is done, which will be in about 10 minutes; but the time for boiling, of course, depends entirely on the size of the fish.
4. Serve it on a hot napkin, and garnish with cut lemon, parsley, horseradish, and a little lobster coral sprinkled over the fish.
5. Send lobster or shrimp sauce and plain melted butter to table with it.