Pickled herring with curry salad - wilfriedscooking

Ingredients

• 1.1 lb (500 g) fresh herring
• 1/4 cup 5% white vinegar
• 1 quart water
• 1/2 cup salt (no iodine added)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 quart white vinegar (5%)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 15 juniper berries
• 10 whole pepper corns
• 1 bay leave
• several twigs of dill weed or dill seeds
• two fingers full coriander seeds
• 1 red or white onion (not to be boiled in the pickling liquid)
• a few thin slices of lemon (not to be boiled in the pickling liquid)
• 0.8 oz (20 g) dill pickle
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 0.4 oz (10 g) dijon mustard
• 3 tsp european curry powder
• 0.4 oz (10 g) celery stem
• 0.8 oz (20 g) cooked macaroni, finely sliced (optional)
• some sugar or honey to taste
• 5 oz (140 g) mayonnaise