Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      fillets       canned matjes or -- pickled herring;
                        -- drained
     1/2  cup           sour cream -=or=-
     1/4  cup           sour cream and 1/4 cup mayo
   2                    eggs; hard-cooked -- whites
                        yolks finely chopped -- separately
   1      small         cucumber; peeled -- halved, seeded and
                        -- finely chopped
     1/2  cup           pickled cukes -- (see recipe)
     1/2  cup           pickled beets -- canned or
                        finely chopped -- (see recipe)
     1/4  cup           parsley -- finely chopped

Preparation:

Arrange the herring fillets side by side on a long chilled platter. With a sharp, heavy knife, make diagonal cuts 1/2" apart through both fillets. Spread the sour cream (or sour cream and mayo combo) in a circle around the herring fillets. On the border of the platter, arrange alternate mounds of chopped egg white, chopped egg yolk, cucumbers, beets and parsley.