PREPARATION:

Split cakes of PURITY HARD BREAD; allow one cake per person. In a large saucepan place Hard Bread; well covered with water. Soak overnight. Next day, using the same water, salt to taste and bring Hard Bread to near boil. DO NOT BOIL. DRAIN IMMEDIATELY. Keep hot.

To prepare SALT FISH - Skin dried salt fish. Cut fish into serving pieces; cover with cold water and soak overnight. Next day, change water and bring to a boil for 20 minutes, or until fish flakes with a fork. Drain; remove fish bones. Combine fish and prepared hard bread (Brewis). Serve with "Scrunchions" (small cubes of fat back pork fried to golden brown); use as a gravy over Fish and Brewis.

To prepare FRESH FISH - Cut fish into serving pieces and place in a bake-pot with fat and scrunchions. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until it is cooked, and remove the bones. Combine the cooked fish with the prepared hard bread (Brewis).

VARIATIONS Serve Hard Bread (Brewis) with the following:

BACON - Serve Brewis with Bacon for a hearty and satisfying Breakfast or Lunch.

MOLASSES - Pour Molasses over prepared Brewis for a sweet snack or dessert.

STEAK/WILD GAME & GRAVY - Serve Brewis as a side dish, covered in gravy, with your favourite meat and gravy meal.

As a general SUBSTITUTE for POTATOES & RICE - Instead of serving the usual potatoes and rice for dinner, serve Brewis, a low-fat nutritious alternative. Brewis may also be used as a substitute in casseroles, stews and chowders.