How to Smoke Fish

Netcraft Co., Toledo, Ohio, Published date: 1945. Booklet, paper covers; 48 pp; staple bound; 21 cm. Illustrated throughout with black and white line drawings and diagrams by D. M. Robeson. In good condition. Original orange-pink printed paper wrappers with light age toning and scattered spotting; light bumping and soiling to edges; binding sound. Interior pages lightly age toned with scattered small spots, primarily to margins; but otherwise pages are unmarked. Practical mid-20th-century manual on the smoking, curing, drying, and home canning of fish, written for recreational fishermen and home preservers. Issued by Netcraft Co., a Toledo-based supplier of fishing equipment and accessories, the booklet combines step-by-step instructional text with clear illustrated diagrams showing multiple smokehouse designs, including barrel smokehouses, box rigs, and adaptations of outdoor fireplaces. Includes recipes for smoked and dried fish, preservation methods using brine and dry salt, guidance on caring for smoked fish, and a section devoted specifically to preparing carp. Contents: How smoking works; Smokehouse construction - General features; Barrel smokehouse; Handy size rig; Larger smokehouse; Permanent smokehouse; Fireplace smokehouses; Secrets of fish smoking; Special instructions on carp; Recipes for smoked fish; Preserving fish in brine; Preserving fish by drying; Recipes for dried fish; Home canning of fish; Supplement - Other Netcraft specialties for fishermen.