HERRING FISHERY. 33 



mediately after the herrings are taken out of the 

 water. 



This half-faking is ufed likewife on land, when 

 the herrings are to be cured either in the white or 

 red way ; when it is done at fea, it is as it were 

 provifional, and ferves to keep the fifli for two or 

 three days without fpoiling. It is done in dif- 

 ferent manners. At fea, as it muft be done expe- 

 ditioufly, they don't drefs the herrings, that is, 

 they don't take out the gills and entrails ; which 

 is very wrong* as undrefled herrings are fit only to 

 be reddened, or half reddened. As to the half 

 falting itfelf, it is fometimes done in this manner : 

 they put a fmall quantity of herrings in a tub, 

 and pour fome fait upon them with their hands ; 

 upon this layer of fait they place one of herrings, 

 and then another of fait, after which they turn 

 both herrings and fait up and down together. 

 Another method of doing it, is, to put a fmall 

 quantity of herrings with fome fait in a fort of 

 copper pah, and then to mix and turn them about. 

 Thefe half-faked herrings are fometimes thrown 

 pell-mell into a cafk, which is flopped up after a 

 little fait has been put between the herrings ; fuch 

 herrings will keep for a long time, provided they 

 have been dreffed, and that there be fait enough 

 put into the cafks. 



Sometimes the half-faked herrings are made up 



in bulk, by laying them on fome part of the vef- 



fel, after they have got the half-faking, and adding 



i) a little 



