Do-It-Yourself: How to Dry or Smoke Fish, Part 2 (1/2)

To dry fish, you will need either a drying table or a place to hang them. If a table is used, it should have a top made of wire screen or thin pieces of wood with space between each piece. Lay the cleaned, wet salted fish on top of the table. Do not let them touch each other. Be sure that air can reach the fish from all sides, including the top and bottom.

Build a small smoky fire under the drying table for the first day to keep the flies away. After that, you can keep the flies away by covering the fish with a thin cloth. Do not let the cloth touch the fish.

Fish taste better if they are out of bright sunlight while they are being dried. For best results, put the drying table under a tree. Turn the fish over every other day. Small fish will dry in about three days if the air is dry. Large fish will take a week or ten days to dry.

After the fish have dried, place them in a basket. Cover them with clean paper or large leaves. Then put the basket in a cool, dry place, not on the ground.

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要做干鱼，需要一个用来风干的桌子或者一个地方把它们挂起来。如果用桌子，那么桌面是由金属丝或者细木条网格制成的。把清洗好的湿咸鱼放在桌面上。不要让它们相互接触，保证鱼的四周通风，包括上部和底部。

第一天，在桌子下面生一堆小烟熏火来驱赶苍蝇。之后几天，可以在鱼上盖一块薄布来防止苍蝇。但是不要让布接触到鱼。

如果在风干的时候能够避开阳光，那么鱼的味道会更好。为此，可以把桌子放在树下。每隔一天，就翻转一次鱼。如果空气干燥，小鱼三天左右就可以风干。大的鱼则需要一个星期或十天。

当鱼风干后，把它们放在篮子里。在上面盖上干净的纸或者大的叶子。然后把篮子放在阴凉干燥处，但不要放在地上。

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