Mock Anchovies
A historical recipe from The Belgian Cookbook, by Luck, Brian, Mrs. (1915).
A historical recipe
The Belgian Cookbook, by Luck, Brian, Mrs. (1915). Project Gutenberg eBook #7223.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards. Its words name: curing or salting meat. Check current food-safety guidance before following this.
Source and licence
From The Belgian Cookbook, by Luck, Brian, Mrs. (1915). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #7223 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7223). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.
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- Curing. Old curing amounts and salts may be unsafe. Use current tested guidance.
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Ingredients
- four ounces of saltpeter
- a pound of bay salt
- two pounds of common coarse salt
Method
- When sprats are cheap, buy a good quantity, what in England you would call a peck.
- Do not either wipe or wash them.
- Take four ounces of saltpeter, a pound of bay salt, two pounds of common coarse salt, and pound them well, then add a little cochineal to color it, pound and mix very well.
- Take a stone jar and put in it a layer of the mixture and a layer of the sprats, on each layer of fish adding three or four bay leaves and a few whole pepper-corns.
- Fill up the jar and press it all down very firmly.
- Cover with a stone cover, and let them stand for six months before you use them.