Artificial Anchovies.
These must be made in the following manner:—
To a peck of sprats put two pounds of common salt, a
quarter of a pound of bay salt, four of salt-petre, two
ounces of prunella salt, and a small quantity of cochineal.
Pound all in a mortar, put them into a stone pan, a row
of sprats, then a layer of your compound, and so on al-
ternately to the top. Press them hard down, cover them
close, let them stand six months, and they will be fit for
use. Remember that your sprats are as fresh as you can
possibly get them, and that you neither wash or wipe
them, but do them as they come out of the water.