Shad Roe Croquettes

SHAD ROE CROQUETTES

2 shad roes
1 large tablespoon fat
1/2 pint cream
2 large tablespoons flour
Yolks of 2 eggs
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1/2 grated nutmeg
Salt, cayenne and black pepper
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Wash shad roes, put in a saucepan of boiling water, add
salt, cover and simmer slowly 15 minutes. Take out, remove
the skin and mash. Put cream on to boil. Rub butter and
flour together, add to boiling cream and stir until very thick.
Add yoke of eggs. Take from the fire and add all other in-
gredients. Mix well and turn out on a dish to cool.

When cold form into croquettes, dip in egg and bread
crumbs and fry in deep fat. Serve with Hollandaise sauce.