Pickled Herring

Ingredients

• 3 quarts cold water
• 2 salt herring, cleaned and cut into 3 inch pieces, head and tail removed,
• and boned if desired or two Schmaltz herring
• 2 onions, cut in half and sliced thin
• 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup white vinegar or cider vinegar
• 1 pinch sugar up to 1/2 tsp.