Salt Mackerel

Soak fish in cold water 24 hours, then drain, cover with water, add 1 tablesp vinegar, and boil until tender. Serve on a hot platter with melted butter poured over it.- [Mrs. M.

Baked Pickled Mackerel

Clean, scrape and wash small mackerels thoroughly. Prepare a mixture of 1 pt salt, 1 tablesp each ground cloves and allspice, 1 heaping teasp pepper and a little ground celery seed. Roll mackerel in this mixture and pack in an earthen pot. Pill with cider vinegar, and bake slowly 4 or 5 hours. The above pickling mixture is enough for 25 small mackerels. This is an especially line dish to serve in cold weather.-[A. R. W., Mass.