Excerpt from A Brief Manual: Directions for Curing Herring, Cod, and Salmon Barrels or Kits - Ai the smaller fishing-ports the price of fresh herring is usually too high to permit the smaller dealer to cure profitably, but chances of cheap fish are sure to comb to him who waits. It is wise, therefore, to keep a few good barrels in stock - whole barrels, half-barrels, or kits. Acco'rd ing to trade requirements - as well as sufficient salt for the purpose. So as to be ready to take advantage of the chance when it comes. If the operator is a novice to the trade and has no skilled workers available, he had better be content with one, or at most two, barrels'at first or, even better, he might commence by curing small balances left over from the counter trade, provided the fish have not been kept until they have become soft or stale. In the latter case. However. He should select a barrel or kit which the herrings on hand are likely to fill; remnants packed into the same barrel on successive days do not make a good cure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.