126. ARTIFICIAL ANCHOVIES.

To a peck of sprats put two pounds of salt, three ounces of bay-salt,

one pound of salt-petre, two ounces of prunella, and a few grains of

cochineal; pound all in a mortar, put into a stone pan first a layer

of sprats, and then one of the compound, and so on alternately to

the top. Press them down hard; cover them close for six months, and

they will be fit for use, and will really produce a most excellent

flavoured sauce.