The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

225. IN CHOOSING FISH, it is well to remember that it is possible it may

be _fresh_, and yet not _good_. Under the head of each particular fish in this work, are appended rules for its choice and the months when it is in season. Nothing can be of greater consequence to a cook than to have the fish good; as if this important course in a dinner does not give satisfaction, it is rarely that the repast goes off well. RECIPES.