Norway - Herring Custard

[Olga Drozd]

Norway - Herring Custard

2 salt herring (each weighing about 1 1/4 pound)
6 medium sized potatoes, thinly sliced
Black pepper to taste
4 medium sized white onions, thinly sliced
3 eggs beaten with 2 cups milk

Soak the salt herring in cold water for 12 hours, changing the water several times.  Drain them; cut off heads and tails; remove skin and bones and cut the herring into 1/2 inch thick slices. 

Butter a baking dish and place a layer of potatoes on the bottom (sprinkling each layer of potatoes with pepper), then a layer of herring, then one of onions, and so on, ending with potatoes.  Pour the egg milk mixture over the layers.  Bake, uncovered, in a preheated 375º F. oven for 40 minutes or until the custard is set and the potatoes are cooked.  Serves 6.