On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:47:31 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:53:16 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 7 Nov 2011 20:20:09 -0600, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Speaking of seasonal items, is pickled herring considered a holiday
>>>thing? Or is it just herring season? I only see it there October
>>>through January.
>>
>> It's a new years eve thing for Germans and Poles. It's supposed to be
>> the first thing you eat as the clock changes to the new year for good
>> luck. I just got a jar at Costco only because it was cheap and I had
>> a taste for it. Costco here carries Vita brand but I prefer Noon
>> Hour. I love the stuff and eat it all year. It does go on sale in
>> December but around here it's always in stores including Costco.
>
>This is Blue Hill Bay (Acme Smoked Fish Company). I get a quart for
>$4.39 (it may only be 24 ounces). I eat it year round as well.

That's a good price. The Vita was 4.99 for 32 oz. I usually just get
a little jar because I'm the only one here who likes it. I find once
it's opened it gets mushy pretty quick.

The Polish place we like has barrels lined with plastic vats of kraut,
pickles, fish, ETC. I grabbed a few herring filets and it was good
but too salty to have more than one at a time. I went for another one
two days later and it was nasty. The texture had gone to shit.

Lou