Ingredients

• six fresh herrings
• one teaspoonful pickling spice
• one pint vinegar
• onion rings
• a little salt
• quarter pint cold water (approximately)
• one teaspoonful black treacle
• a little cornflour

Method

• Put the herrings (split open and cleaned in the usual way) in an earthenware dish and cover with the vinegar and water.
• Add them to the spice, salt and onions.
• Dissolve the treacle in a little warm water and pour it over the herrings.
• Blend the cornflour with cold water and add it to the liquid in the dish.
• Bake in a slow oven until the bones have disintegrated.

Pickled herrings and baked jacket potatoes made a delicious meal for dinner or supper.

Nefyn, Lleyn.