82 A BOOK OF THE RUNNING BROOK 



saturate the paper by holding it in hot water, having 

 previously lighted a fire of wood and sticks so as to produce 

 a quantity of hot fire-holding embers. Give the fish in 

 the case of clay twenty minutes therein ; if the fish are in 

 newspaper give them twenty minutes longer ; time must 

 be allowed according to size. Fish done in this way are 

 perfection." 



No doubt they are ; and a hungry fisherman's 

 appetite will probably supply the best sauce for 

 this worthy fish. 



