Grandma Newcomb's Salt Fish Dinner

Ingredients

• Salt Fish- 1 pound. If unavailable, you can salt cod yourself and leave overnight in fridge
• Cream Sauce
• Milk- 1 quart
• Flour- 3 Tablespoons
• Butter- 3 Tablespoons
• Salt, pepper, and bullion if needed
• Fatback or Bacon - 1/2 lb. Cooked very crisp and crumbled
• Potatoes- 4-6 boiled potatoes
• Beets- Cooked and skinned, cut in quarters

Instructions

1. Soak fish in water overnight and rinse.
2. Boil fish on stove until soft, drain water.
3. Make cream sauce by melting 3 tablespoons of butter in a pan, adding 3 tablespoons of flour. Once browned whisk in a quart of milk.
4. Bring roux to a boil and add fish.
5. Lower to a simmer and adjust salt, pepper, or boullion.
6. To serve, plate potatoes and beets. Add butter. Dad likes his beets and potatoes chopped up. Serve fish and cream sauce on top. Add bacon or fatback to top.