Daddy'S Catfish Stew(Serves 50) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

23 lbs dressed catfish*
10 lbs. potatoes
5 lbs. onions
1 lb. of bacon
2 1/2 dozen eggs boiled
2 gallons milk
3/4 to 1 lb. butter
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Boil fish until tender.
Remove from water, cool, and de-bone.
Dice or grate potatoes and cook in the fish water until thoroughly done.
Fry bacon and brown onions in grease.
Remove onions and add grease to potatoes and water.
Add de-boned fish and cook slowly about 1/2 hour.
Stirring occasionally.
Heat milk and add to fish mixture.
Add butter, salt and pepper.
Do not let boil!
Add boiled eggs diced finely before serving.