Herring Paste with Apples

Description
In Romanian: Pasta de heringi cu mere

Ingredients

 * 1 big herring,
 * 2 tablespoon butter,
 * 1 big apple,
 * 1 hard boiled egg,
 * lettuce

Directions

 * 1) Slit the fish lengthwise and keep in warm water for 5-6 hours. Then wash, skin and debone the fish. Remove the head and tail but keep them.
 * 2) Chop or grind the fish very fine. Sieve the hard boiled yolk and then mix with butter. Add the ground fish and make a paste. Then add the grated apple and mix some more.
 * 3) Place the paste on a long serving plate and shape it like a fish. Put the head and tail where they belong. Sprinkle the finely chopped egg white on top.
 * 4) Decorate with lettuce leaves placed around the fish paste. You can also use this paste for sandwiches.