Categories: Fish- Seafood

Ingredients

• Salt
• 1 whole shad, dressed
• 1 1/2 cup browned bread cubes
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 Tbsp. chopped green pepper
• 1 Tbsp. minced onion
• Butter or bacon drippings
• Bacon or salt pork, cut in pieces

Directions

1. Rub salt into fish; cut 3 to 4 gashes in each side of fish. Combine bread cubes, celery, green pepper and onion; add enough melted butter to moisten well.

2. Stuff fish with bread mixture; secure fish with wooden picks and lace with string. Slip bacon into gashes; place fish in baking pan.

3. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes per pound. If desired, baste fish twice during baking with sauce mad of 1 part melted butter and 2 parts water. Bass, bluefish or flounder may be substituted for shad.

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