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DRESSING GAME AND FISH 289attention; but it pays when many fish are to bedried.To salt fish: dress them as above, wash clean,and roll in salt. " Place them in a wooden vesselin a cool place for several days; then turn themout and let the brine drain off. Clean the vesseland put the fish back. Cover them with brinemade strong enough to carry an egg or potato.Trout preserved in this way are excellent." (E.Kreps, Camp and Trail Methods.)The following method of preserving fish isquoted from Outdoor Life:" Put two handfuls of salt in two or three quarts ofwater. Let it come to a boil. Then put fish on a pieceof cheesecloth or other white cloth so as to be able tohandle them, and dip them in this water, allowing themto remain in it five to seven minutes, according to size offish. Water should not boil after the fish are put in. Thenput them in vinegar, allspice, cloves and bay leaves — usingenough vinegar to submerge the fish. Leave them inthis solution until used. We believe you will find fish preservedin this way the sweetest-tasting that you ever ate."