RACIAL THEORY
The development of thinking around herring population difference and some uncomfortable parallels with racial theories of mankind
RECIPES FROM THE HERRING BOARD
A curious case of a three version booklet by two different cooks, promoting the herring with some very 1930s recipes
RED HERRING
Not just a euphemism for a false trail, but a kind of smoked herring that has probably served as a euphemism for a false trail since at least the C16th
RING NETTING
On the rise and demise of ring net fishing for herring, which originated in the waters of Loch Fyne and played a role in the sad development of overfishing
ROLLMOPS & BISMARCKS
On the popular German vinegar-based cures, together with an origin story for one of them and a basic recipe for the marinade