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·Here is my Step by Step Roe Cure, 5 pounds of Fresh Chum Roe (Soft Bait Cure)
Materials Needed
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Strainer,Foil Pans,Cooling Trays,Gloves,Scissors you can get at the Dollar store
Place Fresh Roe in Strainer to drain any juice or what is on there
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Step 1 - Butterfly Roe Skeins
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Butterfly your roe, Holding the backside of the skin on your palm of your hand, cut through the center of the eggs gently without cutting through the skin, this opens up the skein and lay it flat, this allows the cure to get into all the roe , and helps with drying
Step 2 - Dry Time
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Place the Butterfly cut Roe on to cooling racks on foil pan, let air dry for approx. 1 Hour (Personal Preference)
the point of using the cooling racks is it allows air to dry roe from the top and bottom
Step 3 - Jar Your Raw Roe
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1 skein per small jar and 2 skeins per large jar, Place 2 Table spoons of cure into small jars and 3 table spoons into large jar
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Give each jar a good shake to make sure the Cure is mixed into the Roe
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Step 4 - Fridge
Place jars in the Fridge and set stove timer to 30 minutes after 30 minutes take jars out and give them a good shake mixing the juice into all the roe, repeat this 30 minute process for about 1.5 - 2 hours
Step 5 - Remove from fridge
Remove the jars from he fridge and poor the Roe from the jars to the strainer to drain any excess juices
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Give the strainer a good shake to help the juice drain out, place the skeins on the cooling trays and let dry up to 6-8 hours to desired firmness (Personal preference)
Take your scissors and cut the skeins into strips
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Step 6 - Bait size Pieces
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Once Pieces are desired firmness, take the strips of roe and cut into loonie size pieces and place on newspaper
Put Pieces in fresh borax and store as desired
Step 7 - Finished product
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Materials Needed
Strainer,Foil Pans,Cooling Trays,Gloves,Scissors you can get at the Dollar store
Place Fresh Roe in Strainer to drain any juice or what is on there
Step 1 - Butterfly Roe Skeins
Butterfly your roe, Holding the backside of the skin on your palm of your hand, cut through the center of the eggs gently without cutting through the skin, this opens up the skein and lay it flat, this allows the cure to get into all the roe , and helps with drying
Step 2 - Dry Time
Place the Butterfly cut Roe on to cooling racks on foil pan, let air dry for approx. 1 Hour (Personal Preference)
the point of using the cooling racks is it allows air to dry roe from the top and bottom
Step 3 - Jar Your Raw Roe
1 skein per small jar and 2 skeins per large jar, Place 2 Table spoons of cure into small jars and 3 table spoons into large jar
Give each jar a good shake to make sure the Cure is mixed into the Roe
Step 4 - Fridge
Place jars in the Fridge and set stove timer to 30 minutes after 30 minutes take jars out and give them a good shake mixing the juice into all the roe, repeat this 30 minute process for about 1.5 - 2 hours
Step 5 - Remove from fridge
Remove the jars from he fridge and poor the Roe from the jars to the strainer to drain any excess juices
Give the strainer a good shake to help the juice drain out, place the skeins on the cooling trays and let dry up to 6-8 hours to desired firmness (Personal preference)
Take your scissors and cut the skeins into strips
Step 6 - Bait size Pieces
Once Pieces are desired firmness, take the strips of roe and cut into loonie size pieces and place on newspaper
Put Pieces in fresh borax and store as desired
Step 7 - Finished product
No way would anyones wife, let them do that in their kitchen! 
