When I joined this forum & got my MES the first thing I did in it was these little blue mackeral.I think it was my first post.Ive come back to them again.I went to the market to get sardines,Im running low,have done a bunch of contra deals only got about 3 jars left.They are a 5 week turn around,salted pressed then under oil.Calabrian style with chilli.But the cupboard was bare,fish generally was over the odds .Dont know if its weather or low catchs but prices were strong.So I came back to old faithful. This time I left them whole,brine was water salt brown sugar,dried orange peel,orange ,blood orange,beer,bay leaf,gbp. Im going to tie 2 per string,hang them from the bars not lay them on the racks, smoke them lower & slower.May use the AMPS as well over hickory.Sort of a Scottish feel
rices were strong