To Boil Sturgeon

Ingredients

• 1 whole sturgeon
• salt
• cloves of garlic
• flour
• melted butter
• parsley
• 1 large spoonful mushroom catsup
• 1 spoonful lemon pickle
• 1 spoonful pepper vinegar

Instructions

1. Leave the skin on, but scrape it nicely. Take out the gristle, rub it with salt, and let it lie an hour.
2. Put it on in cold water with some salt and a few cloves of garlic. It must be dredged with flour before it is put into the water.
3. Skim it carefully.
4. When dished, pour over it melted butter with chopped parsley, a large spoonful of mushroom catsup, one of lemon pickle, and one of pepper vinegar.
5. Send some of it to table in a sauce boat. The sturgeon being a dry fish, rich sauce is necessary.