To Boil a Shad

Ingredients

• 1 shad
• 1 wine glass pale vinegar
• salt
• a little garlic
• 1 bundle parsley
• scraped horse-radish
• melted butter
• catsups

Instructions

1. Select a nice fat shad, fresh from the water, to prevent the skin from cracking during boiling. Place the fish on a slice (or rack) in a kettle of proper length and cover with cold water. Add a wine glass of pale vinegar, salt, a little garlic, and a bundle of parsley.
2. Boil until done. Drain all the water from the fish and lay it in the serving dish. Garnish with scraped horse-radish.
3. Serve with a sauce boat of nice melted butter, mixed with different catsups according to taste.