To Bake or Pickle Herrings

Ingredients

• 12 herrings
• 1 large onion
• 1 pint vinegar
• 12 sweet bay leaves
• Pepper
• 1 gill water

Method

1. 1

   Clean the herrings, and wipe them with a damp cloth to take off the scales.

2. 2

   Do not wash them.

3. 3

   Cut off the heads, tails, and fins, split down the middle, and take out the centre bones.

4. 4

   Lay the fish flat, season with pepper and salt, and roll them up with the back outwards.

5. 5

   Place them neatly in a pie-dish, with a bay-leaf and tiny piece of onion between each.

6. 6

   Mix the vinegar and water, and pour them over the fish; cover the top of the dish with greased paper, and bake in a moderately hot oven for from two to three hours.

7. 7

   Serve hot or cold.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Chambers's cookery for young housewives (1894) by Annie M. Griggs, page 43. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

TO BAKE OR PICKLE HERRINGS. 12 herrings. 1 large onion. I pint vinegar. 12 sweet bay leaves. Pepper and salt. 1 gill water

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