The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

311. INGREDIENTS.--1 shad, oil, pepper, and salt.

_Mode_.--Scale, empty and wash the fish carefully, and make two or three incisions across the back. Season it with pepper and salt, and let it remain in oil for 1/2 hour. Broil it on both sides over a clear fire, and serve with caper sauce. This fish is much esteemed by the French, and by them is considered excellent. _Time_.--Nearly 1 hour. _Average cost_.--Seldom bought. _Seasonable_ from April to June. [Illustration: THE SHAD.] THE SHAD.--This is a salt-water fish, but is held in little esteem. It enters our rivers to spawn in May, and great numbers of them are taken opposite the Isle of Dogs, in the Thames. POTTED SHRIMPS.