COD FISHERY. 



The word, klipp-fi/h, is faid to fignify, rock-fifh, 

 in the language of Shetland, becaufe the fiih is 

 laid on rocks to be dried. 



The manner of preparing it is as follows. 

 Having cut off the heads, fplit the fifh. ill 

 almoft their whole length, and take out the 

 greatefl part of the large bone, after which, Jay 

 them in rows over one another, in large wooden 

 veflels, which may contain about five hundred 

 fiflies. 



Thefe veflels are placed on the fliore, and are 

 filled with fea- water, in which the fifli is left for 

 feven or eight days. It is then taken out, and 

 laid up in heaps to let the water flow off. Put 

 ftones upon them, to prefs out the water, and 

 to flatten them. After fome days, lay them out 

 on rocks, or large ftones, &c. When the fifli is 

 perfectly dry, lodge them in ftore-houfes, and 

 take care to keep them from getting damp. This 

 precaution is neceflary aMp, w^en the fifh is to be 

 fliipped; for klipp-fifh, when ^eH- prepared, keeps . 

 very well, provided it be kept dry, and in tl\e 

 fhade. 



Of Tlackjjh. 



As, in Iceland, the wind is not cold nor dry 

 enough in May, at leaft in fome parts of the 

 ifland, to dry up whole fifli ; inftead of making 

 round-fifli, they make fiock-fijh^ a terra, which 



fignifies 



