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Salmon Eggs, what do you do?
« on: August 09, 2009, 06:35:12 PM »
I have been getting a lot of salmon eggs from all the silvers that I have been catching up in Alaska and I have been saving the roe. I want to cure my own eggs. What do people do? I looked at Fred Myers and they have a half dozen types of egg cures but they look really simple. Does anyone have any special ingredients or recipes that they use?

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Re: Salmon Eggs, what do you do?
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2009, 06:53:26 PM »
The best advice I have is to buy Haugen's book Egg Cures. I'm only half a fan of the guy, but the book is full of info. It lines out TONS of cures, most are pretty simple. And it depends totally what you are going to be doing with them...how and what you are fishing for. The book just really has a ton of good cures and general info. And in reading it, you will find out what the different ingredients in cures do so you can further customize your eggs to how you want them. Thats my opinion anyways, because there are an insane amount of cures possible.

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Re: Salmon Eggs, what do you do?
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2009, 07:01:01 PM »
I use the Natural Pro Cure, then store them in borax. I've tried a lot of ways, some I'm sure are better, but this way is easy and effective. Plus no stains.

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Re: Salmon Eggs, what do you do?
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2009, 07:03:12 PM »
I have been getting a lot of salmon eggs from all the silvers that I have been catching up in Alaska and I have been saving the roe. I want to cure my own eggs. What do people do? I looked at Fred Myers and they have a half dozen types of egg cures but they look really simple. Does anyone have any special ingredients or recipes that they use?

thanks

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One cure is place silver or red eggs in boiling water until they turn milky in color then remove from heat and plunge the eggs into ice water. Wait till they cool serve on tricuit with pepper or hot sauce. yummmmmy :EAT:

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Re: Salmon Eggs, what do you do?
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2009, 07:21:12 PM »
I have been getting a lot of salmon eggs from all the silvers that I have been catching up in Alaska and I have been saving the roe. I want to cure my own eggs. What do people do? I looked at Fred Myers and they have a half dozen types of egg cures but they look really simple. Does anyone have any special ingredients or recipes that they use?

thanks

Chris
One cure is place silver or red eggs in boiling water until they turn milky in color then remove from heat and plunge the eggs into ice water. Wait till they cool serve on tricuit with pepper or hot sauce. yummmmmy :EAT:

 :puke: You really just need to move to AK  :chuckle:
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Re: Salmon Eggs, what do you do?
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2009, 07:23:48 PM »
Sisu that was bad!!!!!!!

But then again I love fried perch eggs!!!!
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Re: Salmon Eggs, what do you do?
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2009, 07:28:02 PM »
I've just been using shrimp for bait because I don't know how to cure the eggs.  :dunno: Been working really good.
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Re: Salmon Eggs, what do you do?
« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2009, 07:48:13 PM »
procure is very easy to use and it works great I use it on all my eggs...

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Re: Salmon Eggs, what do you do?
« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2009, 07:52:35 PM »
UEC.    Ultmate egg cure out of Vancouver is some good shiat.  In a pinch I've soaked my eggs in a real strong salt water to toughen the eggs up and then just freeze them and cure them later.

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Re: Salmon Eggs, what do you do?
« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2009, 08:35:48 PM »
UEC.    Ultmate egg cure out of Vancouver is some good shiat.  In a pinch I've soaked my eggs in a real strong salt water to toughen the eggs up and then just freeze them and cure them later.
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You really need to cure them fresh un-frozen in LESS than 3 days. Freezing before you cure them is bad. The little ice crystals will puncture the egg membrane and they will just trun to GOO when you thaw them.

So toss all the eggs you have fozen or use them for crab bait. And start catching fresh eggs and cure them up. Remember blood is bad. Bleed the fish well and push all blood out of the scains.


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Re: Salmon Eggs, what do you do?
« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2009, 08:39:32 PM »
+1 for UEC
Also try Amermanns
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Re: Salmon Eggs, what do you do?
« Reply #11 on: August 09, 2009, 08:41:11 PM »
Some guys get into egg cures like a bunch of crazy chemist huddling over buckets of eggs, stiring in all kinds of crazy chems and chanting little spells in the moon light!!! It's almost as much fun as fishing with them. It has turned into a huge obsession for me!! :drool: I get the shakes just thinking about my next batch of eggs.


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Re: Salmon Eggs, what do you do?
« Reply #12 on: August 09, 2009, 09:00:48 PM »
1 c sugar
1 c salt
2 c borax

Is that simple enough? 
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Re: Salmon Eggs, what do you do?
« Reply #13 on: August 09, 2009, 09:38:53 PM »
i give them to guys who take me out fishin, and in return it turns out to only be a boat trip :chuckle:

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Re: Salmon Eggs, what do you do?
« Reply #14 on: August 09, 2009, 09:57:44 PM »
+1 for UEC
Also try Amermanns
This is a good cure or pro-cure.  When I catch a hen, I blead her out then cut the eggs out.  I carry my modified cure in a gallon zip lock bag and start the curring process at times on the bank while I fish.  Just keep them clean and pull out the veins, you can cut them up into usable sizes then cure or cure the whole skane then cut it up later.  Then candy them up depending on where your fishing on the river, time of year, type of fish, etc.  Always try to cure them up asap.  Then vacu seal them in large mouth quart jars and freeze them.
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