Fish lovers rejoice! This fantastic vintage cook book contains a plethora of exciting recipes for producing delicious and nutritious fish-based dishes, written by a variety of authors. It offers the reader expert hints and simple instructions on how fish can be prepared to get the most out of it, making it ideal for fish-lovers and those looking for culinary inspiration. Contents include: "A Short History of the Cook Book", "On The Food Value of Fish", "The Value of Fish As Food", "On Cooking Fish", "on Species of Fish", "Herrings, Mackerel and Sprats", "Haddock and Whiting", "Cod, Codling, Hake, Ling, Halibut, Cole or Saith and Jack", "Plaice, Witches, Lemons, Megrams, and Dabs", etc. The Vintage Cookery Books series hopes to bring old wisdom and classic techniques back to life, as we have so much to learn from 'the old ways' of cooking. Not only can these books provide a fascinating window into past societies, cultures and every-day life, but they also let us actively delve into our own history - with a taste of what, how and when, people ate, drank, and socialised.