But creamed codfish?!

“When I was young in Vermont,  there was a fine-looking man who lived across the street from us. His wife told us that in his whole life he had never missed having a piece of pie for breakfast each morning. We looked upon this fortunate creature with an awe that was not unmixed with envy, for the fine old New England breakfast had disappeared already from our table. Oatmeal, ham, creamed codfish, cornbread….yes, pie….’’

— From Favorite New England Recipes (1972), by Sara B.B. Stamm