Salt Mackerel
Ingredients
Directions
Soak the mackerel in cold water for 24 to 30 hours, depending on size.
Place the mackerel in a pan and cover it with cold water.
Bring the water to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
Carefully lift the mackerel and cover it with cream.
Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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