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A' sailleadh agus a' tiormachadh èisg.

Date
Track ID 13983
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1963.48.A9

Original Tape ID

SA1963.048

Summary

Methods of preserving fish: drying and salting.

Fish was dried and salted. It was hung on a rope in pairs from the top of the house to dry. It was also salted in barrels. Some of the cuddies were left in a creel by the side of the house with stones on top to press out liquid - this was known as 'Cudaigean goirt'. Skate was not cooked until it had hung for a few days. Dogfish were salted for a few days and hung to dry.

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Island - Berneray

Parish - Harris

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good