Baked Shad, American Style

Clean a shad by drawing the entrails through the gills and wash and dry it. Prepare
a stufifing with breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and butter, moisten with egg to bind
and stuff the fish with it ; place it in a baking-dish over slices of uncooked potatoes,
pour in sufficient fish broth to moisten, cover with buttered paper and bake. Serve with
a quantity of rich sauce or thickened stock in a sauceboat.