The new South-news., 1908-10-17

pr'scrtatyes are found desirable or
necessary. SAYS Consul Gcacrai hcurN
botdc~ich OF Chrlsuania. Ne note
worthy experiments With other prc.
sersauscs have been made.
Tho ash Is caught 10 the winter and
early sprins on the northern And
western coasts when the boats and
small steamers have entered hafU1r
With their hauls the outfalis aad
heads are removed and the FISH. aH a
rule, sold to dealers. who take them
ON board vessels or 10 packing houses
bullt close 20 the sosshorc. Tho nsh
Is sold and bought hy count. regard.
less OF sizc.
Expert spllttcrs. placed az benches
I about two tS Eve feet and uslng a
heavy, abort. Wilc.hiadol knife. mako
an iucision along tho lowcr or belly
side, along the whole lcneth OF ihe
nsh. removing. a, the same time the
upper half of the backbone
The dsh is then. without washine
put down In even layers Ia the holds
OF vessels cor In packing houses. rcsh
side up. over each layer g. sprlnkied
salt by an expert saitcr. The 10.
called Trapani salt Is preferred.
Tfapanl SAT- IL imported from
Spain. n Is rather wcak. small.
grained. dullcolorcd article. c,apo.
rated from sea water
About FIVE barrels are used Ter
every 1000 cod. and the net weight of
each hsh Is about one and onehalf
Kilograms g IL poundsl
The sizes Of the FISH vary much.
and the salter has To use considerable
Judgment Ia the quantity OF salt used
II the supply Is too liberal the nsh
Is apt TO become salt burned. if too
scant II is apt 10 sour.
When the desired uunhcr Of nsh.
say $4,000 TO 100000 has been So.
cured In one lot, the cargo il brought
TO some place whore the rock lorma.
stiles. Whenever the weather Is suia'
bic for spreading such large mum
her for drying. As the cargo a. un
loaded each FISH is carefully washed
In clean sea water The black mem.
hraneous skin on the lneid.s of the
FISH Is at the same time removed. iiko.
wise all blood accrctcd in bone cnyi.
ties. when ever the weather Is suI,a
bic, clear windy weather being pre-.
ferrcd. the flsh is laid slngly. side by
side. on the Nat rocks. and attended
to by men. women and even children.
II Is never exposed too long on the
same side Every two or three hours
the nsh are turned 40 that the flesh or
lower side and the upper. skin-covcrcd
side are alternately exposed to the
sun and wind. Every evening stacks
arc made OF so to 100 nsh and the
top covered with farpaulIns and
weighted down with stoncs In this
manner the flsh becomes solid and
gains In appearance. In unfayorabIe
weather. with fog and rain. II is loft
nndietufbed IN the stacks. but a1
soon as fine weather comes on II is
again exposed This Ia repeated TN
the fish Is thoroughly cured and
ready for shipment
The curing H. done In the months
OF May and June, before warm
weather sets In. II requires constant
care and good Judgment to bring tho
curing process 70 satisfactory ter.
minniion II the fish Is exposed too
long to the sun il wlIl seorch and
turn dark; If there happens TO be
much foggy weather or rain It's value
will be much decreased by the innn.
cnce Of a certain fungi TO prevent
this no remedy has as yet been dis.
covered
Fish ready for export Il either pliea
In the hold OF ships In layers or pack.
ed In bundles, each holding certain
weight. but Of late years some Of II
Is also shipped in tin-lincd boxes when
destined for "a long voyage and warm
climates
Goldfish Is also put up In Norway
without the use Of salt or any other
preservaiiYes Some Of this nsh Is
dried round after sImpIy removing
The head and cntrails. In this method
the FISH are tied together by the tail.
In pairs and hung on horizontal
wooden poles resting on beams abou,
eight feet above the ground. The
hsh preserved IN this way are caught
In northern Norway during the rcsu.
lar fishing season, January to May.
The article is known to the trad |
as "stockfHh." and is largely exported
to Catholic countries ~ arcient cus
tom this kind OF fsh Is never taken |
down for shipment before June ~ |
each year: sometimes later, II the |
weather has been unfarorabIe.
Cod and other fsh are also aIr.dricd |
the whole year round. after having
srsf been split open the whole |
length, the only junction between |
she two halves being the tails and |
about an inch OF Gsh above II. Bv
be cut the whole Of the backbone Is |
left on one side OF the fish whom split
Each fish Ia then strung on poles for
driving In the fame manner AZ the
round or ssockfish. Among the h~h
prepared tn the latter manner are cod. |
ling. cozlfish. torsk and some other
varieties Fishing Gazette.
The Reason Why.