Should be well soaked in salt and water, and thoroughly washed before
dressing them. They are considered a great delicacy, and may either be
broiled, fried, or boiled; if they are boiled, mix a little milk with
the water.
COD SOUNDS, en Poule.
_Ingredients._—For forcemeat, 12 chopped oysters, 3 chopped anchovies,
¼ lb. of bread-crumbs, 1 oz. of butter, 2 eggs, seasoning of salt,
pepper, nutmeg, and mace to taste; 4 cod sounds. _Mode._—Make the
forcemeat by mixing the ingredients well together. Wash the sounds,
and boil them in milk and water for ½ an hour; take them out, and let
them cool. Cover each with a layer of forcemeat, roll them up in a nice
form, and skewer them. Rub over with lard, dredge with flour, and cook
them gently before the fire in a Dutch oven. _Time._—1 hour. _Average
cost_, 6_d._ per lb.