"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:06:20 -0500, "limey" >
> wrote:
>
>>Someone on alt.cooking-chat has just told me the name is Matjes herring
>>and
>>that the jars also contain onions and spices. Eureka!
>
> When I said that I was referring to the regular pickled herring. I
> think most Matjes are just red wine vinegar and spices - no
> onions, or at least much less so than regular pickled herring.
>
> -sw

I think my search continues, Steve.
Dora