Flour a deep dish, and lay in the bottom a piece of butter rolled
in flour. Then sprinkle it with a mixture of parsley, sweet
marjoram, and green onion; all chopped fine. Take your black fish
and rub it inside and outside with a mixture of cayenne, salt, and
powdered cloves and mace. Place skewers across the dish, and lay
the fish upon them. Then pour in a little wine, and sufficient
water to stew the fish. Set the dish in a moderate oven, and let
it cook slowly for an hour.
Shad or rock fish may be dressed in the same manner.