Baked Haddock

• 2 pounds fish fillets 
• ½ teaspoon salt 
• ¼ teaspoon paprika 
• black pepper 
• lemon juice 
• sauce:
• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 2 tablespoons flour 
• salt and pepper 
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard 
• 1 cup milk 

Topping:

• ½ cup buttered crumbs 
• 1 tablespoon parsley

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Lay fish fillets in a shallow pan. Season with the salt, pepper, paprika, and lemon juice. Make sauce of butter, salt and pepper, flour, dry mustard, and milk, cooking in a saucepan over a low heat, stirring constantly until thickened. Pour this sauce over seasoned fish. Top with buttered crumbs. Bake for 35 minutes.

Serves 6.

From Cooking Down East by Marjorie Standish