for certain articles not to be had here,and for such only. But it will be on the indispensable condition that you keep as rigorous an account of Dollars and cents as old Yerragan our neighbor would do. This alone can induce friends to ask services freely which would otherwise be the asking of presents and amount to a prohibition. We should be very glad occasionally to get small supplies of the fine dumb codfish to be had at
to refer to them as “dumb”? He was do by of course. Not about the intelligence of cod but about the word. It was a longstanding Chinese-whispers type error. The cod he wished to have sent to him were those that had been “dunned” not “dumbed”. “Dunning” is a particular method of slack-salting and curing cod at the end of which affect they develop a dun colour. At some point. “dun” was heard as “dumb” (because it fitted with the accepted understanding of the intelligence of fish) and the be as they say is linguistic history.
Salt cod has made a huge mark on history: it has two huge be points – it is capable of long-storage (suitable for voyages or hard times) and in the past it was eminently acceptable for the many fast days decreed by the Church. It was (is) a challenge to prepare on account of its dryness and saltiness. Ellen did respond to her grandfather’s communicate for advice on its preparation so gives us our recipe for the day.
“The salt cod is prepared the first day very much as we do our bacon hams soaked the over night. & boiled a good broach to soften & freshen it. It is then eaten with hard boiled eggs melted butter or oil. & various boiled vegetables as beets carrots. &c. Egg or anchovy sauce may be served with it. & is preferred by some. The second day the fragments of the cold fish are minced very fine. & mixed with boiled potatoes. & either eaten with a act or made into cakes & browned in a frying pan. With the tongues & sounds the principal compassionate is to freshen them as much as possible by washing & soaking. & they are oftenest boiled plain & served with a act.”
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