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PICKLED HERRING

"The Settlement Cookbook" (1903 edition)
THE WAY TO A MAN'S HEART
Under the Auspices of "The Settlement"
(The Milwaukee Settlement House)

Pickled Herring Recipe

INGREDIENTS

6 milk herring
2 medium sized sour apples, chopped fine
1 large onion, sliced
1 tablespoon sugar
A few pepper corns
1/2 oz. chopped almonds
4 bay leaves
1½ cups vinegar
 

DIRECTIONS

Soak herring in cold water twelve hours.

Clean well, bone and drain. 

Reserve the milk glands, mash them well, mix, and strain with sugar and vinegar.

Place in jar in layers, herring, chopped apples, sliced onions, almonds, pepper, bay leaves, and pour on the vinegar to cover.

Cover jar and keep in a cool, dry place.

Almonds and apples may be omitted.

(A great holiday, party, Christmas, New Years, recipe)