Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  12                    holland herring
  2        tablespoons  prepared mustard
     1/8      teaspoon  black pepper
  1                cup  onion rings
  12             small  sweet pickles
  8                     peppercorns
  12                    bay leaves
     1/2    tablespoon  dill seed
  1           teaspoon  sugar
  1               pint  vinegar
  1                     lemon -- sliced

Preparation:

Clean and soak herring in cold water 24 hours, changing water 2 or 3 times. Split, remove backbone and flatten. Do not remove skin. Spread a little prepared mustard and pepper on the inside of each fillet. Add several onion rings and a pickle. Roll each herring around the pickle. Pierce toothpick through each roll. Place rollmops in a glass jar or stone crock. Combine vinegar, spices and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and cool. Pour over rollmops. Cover jar tightly and place in refrigerator. Allow to stand 48 hours before serving.

Nutritional Information:

40 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (4% calories from fat); trace Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 267mg Sodium