Subject: Pickled Herring

From: [email-masked] (Stephanie da Silva)
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 1995 09:50:07 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>,
John Ketola <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
>Unfortunately not one person has been able to tell me anything  
>specific enough to allow me to eventually end up with a 
>preserved, canned or even refrigerated-preserved product similar to Vita 
>herring in cream sauce!  

7 lb (3 kg) fresh herring fillets, skins left on, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 1/2 quarts (2 1/2 liters) white vinegar
6 cinnamon sticks
1/4 cup (50 ml) whole allspice
1/4 cup blades mace
1/4 cup black peppercorns
1/4 cup whole cloves
3 large onions, thinly sliced
1 3/4 cups (425 ml) sugar

Combine all ingredients except herring and boil for 15 minutes.  Add
herring, let simmer for 15 minutes.  Let cool in liquid; refrigerate.