Cornbread Stuffed Trout

This is an old native American recipe
for stuffing a whole trout and baking it.

Ingredients:
3 lbs trout
1 cup soft bread crumbs
1 cup cornbread, crumbled
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 Tbsp. chopped green peppers
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. fresh sage
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 cup cold water
3 1/4 Tbsp. melted butter

Directions:
Salt trout and place in a
well greased baking pan.
Mix bread crumbs, cornbread,
onion, celery, green pepper,
1/2 tsp. salt, sage and pepper.
Slowly add water to mixture,
tossing to mix.
Stuff trout with bread mixture
and brush with melted butter.
Cover trout with foil,
bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.