SALTWATER FISH COOKBOOK. By A.D. Livingston.

1997 1st edition, paperback. 8vo paperback (153 x 229mm). Ppxiii,273. B/w chapter-heading illustrations of fish.

"Many coastal anglers, reeling in pigfish, croakers, and speckled hines might not know just what they've caught, let alone recognise the fish for the culinary treasures they are. In [this book], A.D. Livingston identifies the fish that make good eating, then provides over 150 delicious ways to bake, fry, broil, grill, steam, or smoke them into mouth-watering dishes. Easy-to-follow instructions for preparing everything from simple, down-home dishes to sophisticated appetisers and entrees." Chapters include: Sharks; Weakfish and speckled trout; Flounders and other flatfish; Bluefish; Mackerels; Pigfish and other grunts; Spots, croakers, and drums; Snappers; Groupers, speckled hines, and gags; Mullet; Jacks or better; Dolphin; Sheepshead; Billfish; Cods, hakes, and haddocks; Rockfish; Tautogs, cunners, and other wrasse; Ocean-going basses; Tunas; Flying fish and other seabirds; Catfish and eels; Skates and rays; Panfish; A mixed catch; Ladyfish and other bony fare; Perches. Appendices are: How to cook fish; Ten steps to better saltwater fish; Metric conversion tables.