Herring Salad

Ingredients

• 6 or 8 herring fillets pickled in dill sauce, diced
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup cooked beef, veal, lamb or pork, diced
• 1 cup cooked beets, diced
• 1 cup cooked potatoes, diced
• 2 sweet gherkins, diced
• 2 peeled, cored apples, diced
• 1 cup unsweetened, lightly salted whipped cream or 1 cup mayonnaise delicately colored with beet juice
• 2 or 3 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
• 6 or more cherry tomatoes, halved
• Parsley for garnish