Finnan-Haddie (Fisherwife's Fashion) Recipe

Skin a good-sized fish and cut into neat pieces. Melt the butter in a saucepan, put in the fish, sprinkle with pepper, cover closely, and cook gently for five minutes. Break the cornflour in a little milk, add the rest of the milk, pour over the fish, and cook gently for another five minutes. Take out the fish, arrange in a shallow dish and pour the sauce over.

A poached egg or a daub of whipped cream may be served on each portion of fish.

Lightly smoked haddocks, such as the pale Moray Firths, are excellent cut up and fried with bacon.