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Fish of any kind, fried in batter _à la Carême_ (see recipe), is very easy to do, and very nice. FISH OF ANY KIND FRIED IN BATTER ALL LA CAREAM IS VERY EASY TO DO AND VERY NICE
 was said until dinner was over, he ate them under the impression that they were veritable _filets de sole_. Of course I can't pretend to say whether M. Delmonico imports his soles, or uses the homely flounder; but I do know that one of his frequenters knew no difference. Oysters should be laid on a cloth to drain thoroughly, then rolled in fine sifted cracker dust, and dropped into very hot fat; do not put more oysters in the pan than will fry without one overlapping the other. Very few minutes will brown them beautifully, if your fat was hot enough, and as a minute too long toughens and shrinks them, be very careful that it browns a cube of bread almost directly, before you begin the oysters. Egg and bread-crumb may be used instead of cracker dust, but it is not the proper thing, and is a great deal more trouble. Should you be desirous of using it, however, the oysters must be carefully wiped _dry_ before dipping them; while for cracker dust they are not wiped, but only drained well. S NOTHING TO THE CONTRARY WAS SAID UNTIL DINNER WAS OVER HE ATE THEM UNDER DEPRESSION THAT THEY WERE VERITABLE FILLET DE SOLE OF COURSE I CAN'T PRETEND TO SAY WHETHER MONSIEUR DEL MONICO IMPORTS HIS SOULS OR USES THE HOMELY FLOUNDER BUT I DO KNOW THAT ONE OF HIS FREQUENTERS KNEW NO DIFFERENCE OYSTERS SHOULD BE LAID ON A CLOTH TO DRAIN THOROUGHLY THEN ROLLED IN FINE SIFTED CRACKER DUST AND DROPPED INTO VERY HOT FAT DO NOT PUT MORE OYSTERS IN THE PAN THAN WILL FRY WITHOUT ONE OVERLAPPING THE OTHER VERY FEW MINUTES WILL BROWN THEM BEAUTIFULLY IF YOUR FAT WAS HOT ENOUGH AND HAS A MINUTE TOO LONG TOUGHENS AND SHRINKS THEM BE VERY CAREFUL THAT IT BROWNS A CUBE OF BREAD ALMOST DIRECTLY BEFORE YOU BEGIN THE OYSTERS EGG AND BREAD CRUMB MAY BE USED INSTEAD OF CRACKER DUST BUT IS NOT THE PROPER THING AND IS A GREAT DEAL MORE TROUBLE SHOULD YOU BE DESIROUS OF USING IT HOWEVER THE OYSTERS MUST BE CAREFULLY WIPED DRY BEFORE DIPPING THEM WHILE FOR CRACKER DUST THEY ARE NOT WIPED BUT ONLY DRAINED WELL
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