Here is a tasty Italian recipe from the 1959 Cooking With A Foreign Accent.  And where else will you find a recipe that mentions barracuda as a fish option?  My only question is why serve this dish with French bread, instead of Italian bread? 3 onions, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 3 tablespoons olive oil [...]

This vintage recipe comes from the 1958 edition of Good Housekeeping’s Fish and Shellfish Book. Apparently a recipe for men, since it is called “his” lake trout recipe. And as a guy, I must say that is looks pretty tasty. Since this vintage cookbook also has Baked Mountain Trout listed along with the main recipe, [...]

Select a good 5 to 7 pound salmon, striped bass, or steelhead. Clean, leaving head and tail intact. Stuff with this dressing: 2 cups chopped tomatoes 1/2 cup chopped onions 1 teaspoon ginger 1 teaspoon salt Soy sauce to taste Lemon juice to taste Dash of Tobasco Little minced garlic Fasten edges of fish together [...]

This recipe comes from the 1975 Fish and Shellfish Over The Coals cookbook. Nice food photography, and the food stylist has an odd sense of humor! I’ve never looked for flounder myself, so I’m not sure how hard it is to find for this recipe, but it would be fun to make… especially if you [...]

Well it is that time of the year, time for camping, and fishing, and what better cookbook to choose than the classic 1950 Outdoor Cooking With Reynolds Wrap? Here we have Camp Menu No. 2 – Fisherman’s Delight, and I bet it tastes darned good when you are out camping. This recipe is for individual [...]

Ah, here is a “tempting” recipe from the 1958 Money-Saving Magic recipe book. Just plain good–good for the family and for the budget! Cook in 3 tbs. fat until soft: 1/2 onion, chopped. Add: 3 tbs. flour; 1/2 tsp. salt, dash pepper. Stir until smooth. Add: 1-1/2 cups Herb-Ox Vegetable Bouillon; 1/2 cup milk. Stir [...]

Catching up here with some recipes and cookbooks that don’t require scanning… This is from the Watkins Salad Book published in 1946.  Interesting combo… can’t say I’d try it! 1/4 lb. salt herring 3 medium-sized boiled potatoes 2 large tart apples, unpeeled 2 white onions 4 hard-cooked eggs French Dressing Crisp lettuce Sweet pickles Cover [...]

There is nothing a good fish fry!  Especially if you’re from Wisconsin.  Frying fish at home can be a big undertaking, but oven-fried fish is easy.  Pick up (or catch) some of your favorite fish, and have a fish fry! This recipe is from the 1957, Delicious Recipes for Fish and Shellfish. 2 pounds fillets, [...]