An Improved Process for Smoking Salmon and similar Fish, and Means therefor.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 11th June, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 4th Mar., 1897-Accepted, 1st May, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Process for Smoking Salmon and similar Fish, and
Means therefor.
I, CARL WALDEMANN, of Badstüberstrasse 12, Coslin, in the Empire of
Germany, Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to an improved process for smoking salmon and
similar fish.
Hitherto the salmon has been divided longitudinally for the smoking in two
parts, these are bored at one end and suspended in the smoking chamber. If the
flesh of the fish is tender, soft, or flakey it often happens that the soft inner side
cracks, which injures considerably the appearance of the smoked fish.
These flaws and cracks are also apt in the summer to mildew after a few days,
and the mildew can be if at all only removed with great difficulty. A further
inconvenience of the old process is that especially for heavy fishes the suspension
holes tear out and the whole falls into the fire beneath and is lost. The process is
also very lengthy since the water running from the fish traverses its whole length
and keeps it damp for a longer time. All these inconveniences are avoided by
the hereinafter described process. According to the latter the fish is first prepared
and divided in the usual manner then upon the inner side of each half is evenly
placed a piece of animal bladder, membrane, vellum, or similar appropriate
material, which covers it completely and which by means of its natural glutinous
ingredients is connected securely with the innerside of the fish. A thus prepared
half of a fish, the flesh of which is covered on the outside by its natural skin and
on the inner side by the artificial coating, is then placed in the smoke.
For smoking the fish is placed obliquely in a horizontal direction upon the
framing shown in the annexed drawing in Fig. 1. It consists essentially of a
stand formed by several triangular plates a and an overcoating of wire gauze b
with bent up border b' upon which stand is placed the half fish c in the manner
shown in Fig. 2. The smoke of a wood fire thereunder can pass over the fish
from all parts and effect the smoking process completely as in the old process.
The advantages of the new process are the following: The inner side of the fish
does not tear or crack, it preserves its natural even appearance and can be cleaned
easily at any time when the piece is to be cut, therefore any occasion for forming
mildew is avoided. A change of form even of soft breakable fish or a falling of
the piece into the fire is avoided. Also the smoking process is shorter since the
water has not to make a long passage over the whole length of the salmon but
only the shorter passage over its breadth. A fish smoked according to this process
is appropriate for transport on account of its greater solidity and resistance and
allows also of an even division of the separate pieces.
Deted this 10th dox of June 1896
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents for Applicant.

page_text: An Improved Process for Smoking Salmon and similar Fish, and
Means therefor.
I, CARL WALDEMANN, of Coslin, Badstüberstrasse 12, in the Empire of
Germany, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to an improved process for smoking salmon and
similar fish.
:
Hitherto the salmon has been divided longitudinally for the smoking into two
parts; these are bored at one end and suspended in the smoking chamber. If the
flesh of the fish is tender, soft, or flakey it often happens that the soft inner side
cracks, which injures considerably the appearance of the smoked fish.
These flaws and cracks are also apt in the summer to mildew after a few days,
and the mildew can be, if at all, only removed with great difficulty. A further
inconvenience of the old process is that especially for heavy fishes the suspension
holes tear out the whole falls into the fire beneath and is lost. The process is
also very lengthy since the water running from the fish traverses its whole length
and keeps it damp for a longer time. All these inconveniences are avoided by the
hereinafter described process. According to the latter the fish is first prepared
and divided in the usual manner then upon the inner side of each half is evenly
placed a piece of animal bladder, membrane, vellum, parchment paper, or similar
appropriate material, which covers it completely and which by means of its natural
glutinous ingredients is connected securely with the inner side of the fish. A thus
prepared half of a fish, the flesh of which is covered on the outside by its natural
skin and on the inner side by the artificial coating, is then placed in the smoke.
For smoking, the fish is placed obliquely in a horizontal direction upon the
framing shown in the annexed drawing in Fig. 1. It consists essentially of a stand
formed by several triangular plates a and an over stretched coating of wire gauze b
with bent up border upon which stand is placed the half fish c in the manner
shown in Fig. 2. The smoke of a wood fire thereunder can pass over the fish from
all parts and effect the smoking process completely as in the old process. The
advantages of the new process are the following: The inner side of the fish does
not tear or crack, it preserves its natural even appearance and can be cleaned
easily at any time when the piece is to be cut therefore any occasion for forming
mildew is avoided. A change of form even of soft breakable fish or a falling of
the piece into the fire is avoided. Also the smoking process is shorter since the
water has not to make a long passage over the whole length of the salmon but only
the shorter passage over its breadth. A fish smoked according to this process
is appropriate for transport on account of its greater solidity and resistance and
allows also of an even division of the separate pieces.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A process for smoking fish and especially salmon, in which the surface of
the part of the fish which is not covered with its natural skin is covered with
animal bladder, membrane, vellum, or similar appropriate material, the parts of
the fish being then smoked upon frames.

page_text: 2. An apparatus for use in smoking salmon or like fish consisting of a framing
composed of right angled triangular supports carrying wire work for receiving the
fish substantially as set forth.
Dated this 4th day of March 1897
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, Agents to Applicant.