Glasmstarsill (Glassblower's Herring)

Name: Glasmstarsill (Glassblower's Herring)
Ingredients: 3/4 cup vinegar white; 1/2 cup water; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 pounds herring, salted cleaned, scraped and soaked in cold water for 12 hours or canned fillets; 1 1/2 inches horseradish root fresh scraped and thinly sliced or 2 TB of prepared; 1 medium carrots peeled and thinly sliced; 2 small red onion peeled and thinly sliced; 1/4 inch ginger root grated or thinly sliced, optional; 2 teaspoons allspice berries; 1 teaspoon mustard seeds whole yellow; 2 large bay leaves

11 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

3/4 cup vinegar white
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
2 pounds herring, salted cleaned, scraped and soaked in cold water for 12 hours or canned fillets
1 1/2 inches horseradish root fresh scraped and thinly sliced or 2 TB of prepared
1 medium carrots peeled and thinly sliced
2 small red onion peeled and thinly sliced
1/4 inch ginger root grated or thinly sliced, optional
2 teaspoons allspice berries
1 teaspoon mustard seeds whole yellow
2 large bay leaves

Directions

1

Bring the vinegar, water and sugar to boil in a 1 to 1 1/2 quart enameled or stainless-steed saucepan, stirring constantly until the sugar completely dissolves.
2

Remove the pan from the heat and let the pickling liquid cool to room temperature.
3

Meanwhile, wash the herring in cold running water and cut them into 1 inch thick pices.
4

Arrange a thin layer of onions in a 1-quart glass jar (a Mason jar, if possible) equipped with a tightly fitting cover.
5

Top with a few slices of herring, carrots, giner root and horse-radish and scatter with allspice, mustard seeds and bay leaf.
6

Repeat until all of the ingredients have been used, making 3 or 4 layers.
7

Pour the cool pickling liquid into the jar; it should just cover the contents.
8

Close the jar securely and refrigerate it for 2 or 3 days.
9

Serve as an appetizer.