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bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <p align="center"><b><font size="4" face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Ingredients</font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402" bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Amount</font><font face="Garamond" color="white"></font></b></p> </td> <td width="402" bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Type of raw ingredient</font><font face="Garamond" color="white"></font></b></p> </td> <td width="402" bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Modern Substitutes</font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">2 medium</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">eels</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">1 tbs </font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">plain flour</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">1/2 tsp </font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">salt</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">pinch </font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">pepper</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">1</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">egg</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"><b>2 tbs</b></font></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"><b>breadcrumbs</b></font></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"><b> </b></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"><b>tbs</b></font></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"><b>chopped parsley</b></font></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"><b> </b></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"><b>to taste</b></font></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"><b>salt and pepper</b></font></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"><b> </b></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"><b> </b></font></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"><b>Frying fat</b></font></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"><b>sunflower or other oil</b></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" width="80%"> <tr> <td width="890" colspan="2" bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <p align="center"><b><font size="4" color="#998D47">Method</font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="890" colspan="2"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="74"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">1</font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="24"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">wash, skin and then thoroughly dry the eels</font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="74"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">2</font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="24"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">cut them into pieces about 3 inches long</font></b><font color="#998D47"></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="74"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">3</font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="24"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">mix the flour, salt and pepper</font></b><font color="#998D47"></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="74"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">4</font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="24"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">roll the eel in the flour mix</font></b><font color="#998D47"></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="74" 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