Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1914 — Planked Whitefish. [ARTICLE]

Planked Whitefish.

Scale a five-pound whitefish or two smaller ones. Cut open the entire length down the middle with a small knife and loosen the backbone at the neck until you can take hold of It. Gently draw it out; it will come entire with all the bones. Rinse fish and place back downward on a piece of hardwood plank. A dripping pan will answer, but has not quite the same flavor. Dot with small pieces of butter, pepper and salt. Sprinkle over it the juice of a large lemon. Bake in rather a quick oven 25 minutes. It must be a rich brown. If a dripping pan is used add a half cupful of water.