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mock sardines

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Private Recipe by
Russ Myers
Necedah, WI

Reprinted with permission, Wisconsin DNR Stock photo

(2 ratings)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr 10 Min
method Canning/Preserving

Ingredients For mock sardines

  • smelt
  • yellow salad style mustard
  • canning salt
  • lemon juice
  • vegetable oil

How To Make mock sardines

  • 1
    Scale, remove heads and viscera from pint size or smaller smelt (pictured) or perch. (Note: freshly caught alewives could also be used.) Wash and pack upright in pint jars, skin side out.
  • 2
    Mix 3 heaping tablespoons mustard to each cup of water. Fill jars 3/4 full of mixture. Add 1 1/2 tsp. canning salt and 1/2 tsp lemon juice to each jar.
  • 3
    Fill remainder of jar with vegetable oil, leaving 1 inch headspace; process 70 minutes at 15 pounds in pressure canner.
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