I'm sure some people are really fond of herring. It was obviously seen as a strategic fish in the past, as the Herring Industry Board seems to have been establised in the mid 1930's and to have continued until about 1981.

Stocks are now down, but modern medical research keeps telling us that oily fish is good for us, so here we are - lots of ways to eat your kippers, bloaters and plain herrings. There are recipes for fish paste, pickles, herrings au gratin, Normandy herrings, Herrings a la Francaise, herrings in cream sauce, herrings shrimp sauce and the original Stargazy (or Star Gazing) pie! It even answers the question that is on everyone's lips: ought herrings to have roes?

The Board later published another booklet: The New herring Book - edited and witha forward by Mrs Arthur Webb, the 'well-known B.B.C. Cookery Expert'. There isn't much new material in it though.