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lu addition to the above, the following quantities of dried bladders 

 were jjrepared : 



From Newfoundland there were exported, in 1881, 119 kegs of blad- 

 ders and tongues, at $1 per keg ; and in 1882, 46 barrels, at $3 per bar- 

 rel. The mode of preparing salt bladders is the same as that of cod in 

 kegs. For both saltings about ^ barrel Cadiz salt per barrel of pre- 

 pared bladders is used. To judge from the small quantities prepared, 

 there cannot be a very great demand for this article. 



In Iceland the bladders are generally salted on board the vessels, 

 either in tubs or in boxes. When they are to be dried, they are first 

 washed in salt water and the black skin is taken off, after which they 

 are strung on hooks and hung around the walls of the house. The 

 general method of preparation followed in Norway is this : The bladders 

 are washed as soon as possible, cleaned of blood and skins, and spread 

 out on frames where there is a good current of air, or on stone fences, 

 but not on the rainy or sunny side. When they have become dry enough 

 to be stiff, so as to keep apart, they are strung on a thread and dried 

 in the wind. If they cannot be dried immediately, they are slightly 

 sprinkled with salt. They should be soaked as soon as possible and 

 dried in the usual manner. This article is of course used only in fac- 

 tories. 



In conclusion, an account is given of the method of Eev. Mr. Dein- 

 boll,* as it may prove of practical use in the household. It is as follows : 



After the bladder has been cut from the backbone it is for some time 

 laid in lime-water, so that fatty parts may be removed. Thereupon the 

 outer skin and sinews are scraped oft" with a knife, the bladder is opened, 

 rinsed well in warm water, and rolled in a linen cloth until it becomes as 

 soft as dough, when it is formed in tablets, sticks, and other figures. A 

 hole is then made in every piece, and they are hung on a string to be 

 dried in a gentle heat, but not in the sun. Others cook the bladders, 

 after they have been cleaned, in water over a slow and even fire until 

 they become a slimy mass, which is cast in molds, in which they remain 

 until cold, when they are rolled out on boards in small leaves, and when 

 these are almost dry they are rolled together like strings.t They should 

 be kept in a dry place, for in the air they easily become damp. 



* Om Behandling og TUvirkning af Saltcandsfisk. 

 t Both methods are used in Russia. 



Christiania, 1839. 



