Crisco and mix well.  Roll out on floured baking board to 1-1/4 inches in thickness.  Cut into small rounds, brush over with remaining egg well beaten, toss in fine breadcrumbs, mark the center slightly with a smaller round cutter.  Fry to golden color in hot Crisco.  Remove lids, carefully remove bulk of potatoes from inside, fill with mixture, replace lids, and serve hot.  For mixture, blend 2 tablespoonfuls of the Crisco with flour in a saucepan over the fire, add milk, water and seasonings and cook for a few minutes.  Put in flaked fish and make hot.  Add cream last. 1/2 teaspoonful of anchovy extract may be added if liked.

Sufficient for ten cassolettes.

Dressed Crab

1 good sized heavy crab 6 tablespoonfuls Crisco 2 tablespoonfuls breadcrumbs 3 tablespoonfuls olive oil 2 tablespoonfuls vinegar 1 tablespoonful chopped parsley Crisp lettuce leaves Salt and pepper to taste

If possible choose a crab with large claws.  Boil crab in boiling salted water for thirty minutes, take up and break off large and small claws.  Lay crab on its back, pull back the flap under its body, pull it right out and commence to remove flesh from shell.  Take care that the little bag near head, usually full of sand, is taken out.  Throw away all bone and finny pieces.  The flesh is of two kinds, some firm and white, rest soft and dark.  Separate former into little shreds with a fork, also the white meat from claws, which must be cracked in order to obtain it.  Mix dark soft substance with crumbs, add oil, vinegar, and seasonings to taste.  Toss shredded white meat also in a little seasoning, but keep the two kinds separate.  When shell is empty wash and dry well.  Fill shell with the two mixtures, arranging them alternately, so that they appear in dark and white stripes.  Have it heaped a little higher in center.  Decorate meat with lines of finely chopped parsley, and force the Crisco round edge with a forcing bag and tube.  Place crab on some crisp lettuce leaves.  Arrange some of the small claws in a circle round shell.

Curried Cod

2 lbs. cod 1/4 cupful Crisco 2 cupfuls white stock 1 tablespoonful flour 2 teaspoonfuls curry powder 1 medium-sized onion 1 tablespoonful lemon juice Salt, pepper, and red pepper to taste 2 cupfuls plain boiled rice 2 tablespoonfuls chopped cocoanut

Wash and dry the cod, and cut into pieces two inches square.  Melt Crisco in a saucepan, fry cod lightly in it, then take out and set aside.  Add sliced onion, flour, and curry powder to the Crisco in saucepan and fry ten minutes, stirring continuously to prevent onion becoming too brown, then stir in the stock and cocoanut, stir until it boils, and afterwards simmer for twenty minutes.  Strain and return to saucepan, add lemon juice and seasonings to taste, bring nearly to boil, then put in fish, cover closely, and cook slowly for half hour.  An occasional stir must be given to prevent the fish sticking to the bottom of the saucepan.  Turn out on hot platter and serve with rice.  The remains of cold fish may be used, in which case the preliminary frying may be omitted.