Ingredients

  • 1 pint herring fillet pieces in wine sauce (boneless and skinless)
  • 1 md. onion
  • 1 sm. apple
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs
  • 2 tbsp. sour cream
  • 1 to 2 tbsp. dry bread crumbs
  • Ground black pepper to taste
  • Thin sliced dark rye bread
  • rounds of whole wheat bread
  • Apples for garnish
  • Hard-boiled eggs for garnish

Method

  • Drain herring well and chop fine.
  • Peel and chop onion and apple and place with the herring in mixing bowl.
  • Peel eggs, finely chop whites, and add.
  • Mash yolks and mix with the sour cream, adding enough bread crumbs to bind the spread.
  • Pepper and taste.
  • (Salt is usually not necessary.)
  • The consistency should be spreadable, but not pasty.
  • Pack in small crock, cover, and cool several hours before serving.
  • Serve on small slices of rye bread garnished with apple and egg slices.
  • Or place on a bed of greens surrounded by whole wheat bread rusks.