Herring
From Original recipes of good things to eat, 1919.
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Soaking salted fish and marinating in acid without cooking is a traditional preservation method, but requires careful refrigeration to avoid spoilage.
Ingredients
Method
Soak herring overnight in water.
Clean, remove bone and skin, and cut into inch-length pieces.
Slice onions.
Cover the herring pieces with vinegar, sugar, and sliced onions.
Chill and let marinate before serving.
Original recipe, verbatim
Two fat salt herring (best). Soak over night, clean, re-
move bone and skin, cut in inch pieces and cover with the
following: One cup vinegar, 6 teaspoons sugar, 2 large
onions. Mrs. Betty Sorenson.
Transcribed as printed in Original recipes of good things to eat, 1919. Spelling and punctuation are left as in the source scan.
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