Ingredients

8 C. fish, bite size
Salt
2 1/2 C. sugar
4 C. white vinegar
2 tsp. cloves
2 tsp. allspice
2 tsp. whole black pepper
8 bay leaves
1 lg. onion

Cooking Instructions

Cut up 8 cups of fish into bite-size pieces. Place fish in salt water (enough salt to float an egg) for 48 hours. Drain salt water and soak fish in white vinegar for 48 hours. Mix and boil 2 1/2 cups sugar, 4 cups vinegar, 2 teaspoons each of cloves, allspice, and whole black pepper and 8 bay leaves and boil for 5 minutes. Let cool to room temperature. Place fish in large container layering the fish with 1 large onion and pour liquid mixture over fish. Place in refrigerator and after 5 days the fish is ready to eat.

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