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bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <p align="center"><b><font size="4" face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Ingredients</font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402" bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Amount</font><font face="Garamond" color="white"></font></b></p> </td> <td width="402" bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Type of raw ingredient</font><font face="Garamond" color="white"></font></b></p> </td> <td width="402" bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Modern Substitutes</font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">2 </font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">mackerel</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">1/2 int</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">vinegar</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">12</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">peppercorns</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">2 </font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">bay leaves</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">pinch</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">allspice</font></b></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"><b>1/4 pint</b></font></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"><b>water</b></font></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"><b>to taste</b></font></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"><b>salt and pepper</b></font></p> </td> <td width="402"> <p align="center"><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" width="80%"> <tr> <td width="895" colspan="2" bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <p align="center"><b><font size="4" color="#998D47">Method</font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="895" colspan="2"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="79"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">1</font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="24"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">clean and wash the fish taking out the roes</font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="79"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">2</font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="24"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">place the mackerel in a baking dish</font></b><font color="#998D47"></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="79"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">3</font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="24"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">sprinkle with salt and pepper</font></b><font color="#998D47"></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="79"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">4</font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="24"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">add the bay leaves, vinegar,allspice, peppercorns and the water</font></b><font color="#998D47"></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="79" height="7"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">5</font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="24"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">bake in a cool oven (about 140 C) for about 1 hour.</font></b><font color="#998D47"></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="79"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">6</font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="24"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">let them stand in the liquid until required</font></b><font color="#998D47"></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="79"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">7</font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="24"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Standing overnight greatly improves the flavour</font></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" width="80%"> <tr> <td width="895" colspan="2" bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <p align="center"><b><font size="4" color="#998D47">Recipe Comments</font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="895" colspan="2"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"> </font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="79"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">1</font></b><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47"></font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="24"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">Some people add the roes to the baking dish with the water for extra flavour</font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="79" height="26"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">2</font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="26"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">when prepared the dish can be stored in the fridge for some time before use</font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="79"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">3</font></b></p> </td> <td width="810" height="24"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Garamond" color="#998D47">The dish was popular in older days, when only very rich people had ice houses, as a way of preserving mackerel and other fish. 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