32 EkRING FISHERY* 



A GENERAL IDEA OF THE CURING Of 

 HERRINGS* 



The French, Dutch, and Engliih cure her-* 

 rings, fome white and fome red, and fome like 

 anchovies. But the French and Dutch cure but a 

 fmall quantity of red herrings in comparifon of 

 the white ones ; the Englifh, on the contrary $ 

 redden the greatefl part of the herrings taken in 

 the Yarmouth fifhery". ifa 



We have faid already, that, when the fifliermen 

 are near enough the coaft, fo, as to deliver, in, the 

 day, the herrings that they catch at night, they fell 

 them frefli ; but when this delivery cannot be made 

 quickly, they corn them in the veflels j fometimes 

 they throw them into cafks together with fait in a 

 confufed manner, and fometimes pack them upon 

 barrels. As thefe operations, which neceflity 

 fometimes requires to be done at fea, are executed 

 better on land, we have referved a more particu- 

 lar account of them for this place. 



Of half-falted, or, corned Herrings. 



When the fifliermen cannot bring their herrings 

 to land within twenty four hours after they are 

 caught, they give them a half-falting ; it is an im- 

 portant point, that this fliould be done almofl im- 

 mediately 



