[Sca-cooks] Best fishes for dried fish

[Nick Sasso]

I found a Univ of Minnesota Extension Service website that cautions not to
dry fish at home:

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/nutrition/DJ0820.html

This site gives instructions for drying Salmon . . . with lots of salt.

http://www.i4at.org/surv/dryguide.htm

Your local extension agency should have info about drying and preserving
foods safely.  Ask them what they recommend.  I suspect that salting and
smoking fish were done for a reason, and popular in period . . . staves of
the nasties.

This site has a brine and then drying.  They even give suggested brining and
drying times:
http://www.3men.com/threemen1.htm#Drying

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sca-cooks-bounces+franiccolo=mindspring.com at ansteorra.org
> [mailto:sca-cooks-bounces+franiccolo=mindspring.com at ansteorra.org]On
> Behalf Of Micheal
> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 7:43 AM
> To: Cooks within the SCA
> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Best fishes for dried fish
>
>
>  Greetings
>  I am not sure , same idea , so I guess it might do the job.
> I have never
> used a dehydrator. Nor have I ever seen other then simple
> racks outside
> used.
>  Da
> ---- Original Message -----
> From: "Craig Jones" <drakey at webone.com.au>
> To: "'Cooks within the SCA'" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 10:02 PM
> Subject: RE: [Sca-cooks] Best fishes for dried fish
>
>
> >I have a little home fruit dehydrator... Can I do fish in that?
> >
> > D.
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: sca-cooks-bounces+drakey=webone.com.au at ansteorra.org
> > [mailto:sca-
> >> cooks-bounces+drakey=webone.com.au at ansteorra.org] On
> Behalf Of Micheal
> >> Sent: Thursday, 29 December 2005 9:36 AM
> >> To: Cooks within the SCA
> >> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Best fishes for dried fish
> >>
> >>  Several last words of wisdom on drying fish at home out of doors.
> > Cats,
> >> Flies, Neighbors, and Health departments. If you did not
> know you had
> > them
> >> you will after you start drying fish. Stay away from oily
> fishes, they
> > are
> >> better smoked.
> >>  Da
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "David Friedman" <ddfr at daviddfriedman.com>
> >> To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 3:28 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Best fishes for dried fish
> >>
> >>
> >> >I believe that the most common dried or dried and salted fish in
> > period
> >> was
> >> >cod, aka "stockfish." I've seen it occasionally in grocery stores,
> >> thought
> >> >about experimenting with it, but not done so. There are period
> > recipes.
> >> >
> >> >>In stores I've come across dried shrimp and dried
> anchovies mostly.
> >> >>Sometimes I'll see dried and salted cod.  Which fishes
> tended to be
> >> dried
> >> >>the most or can you find in your area?
> >> >>
> >> >>Any famous last words for experimenting with drying fish at home?
> > This
> >> >>seems like a good outdoor experiment :-).
> >> >>
> >> >>Sharon
> >> >>gordonse at one.net
> >> >>
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