Isinglass place of Russian isinglass. The bladders, once removed from the fish, processed, and dried, are formed into various shapes for use. Before the inexpensive production of gelatin and other competing products, isinglass was used in confectionery and desserts such as fruit jelly and "blancmange". Isinglass finings are widely used as a processing aid in the British brewing industry to accelerate the fining, or clarification, of beer. It is used particularly in the production of cask-conditioned beers, although a few cask ales are available which are not fined using isinglass. The finings flocculate the live yeast in the beer into a
Dried and salted cod Other names include "ráktoguolli/goikeguolli" (Sami), "klipfisk/klippfisk/clipfish" (Scandinavian), "stokvis/klipvis" (Dutch), "saltfiskur" (Icelandic), "morue" (French), "saltfish" (Anglophone Caribbean), "bakaljaw" (Maltese), "labardan" (Russian). The fish is beheaded and eviscerated, often on board the boat or ship. (This is feasible with whitefish, whereas it would not be with oily fish.) It is then salted and dried ashore. Traditionally the fish was sun-dried on rocks or wooden frames, but modern commercial production is mainly dried indoors with electrical heating. It is sold whole or in portions, with or without bones. Prior to the collapse of the Grand Banks (and other) stocks due to overfishing, salt