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A Brine for Beef, Bacon, Ham and Venison

From The century cook book, 1894

Serves 30

Presented as published in 1894. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from The century cook book (1894) by Jennie A. Hansey, page 40. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

A Brine for Beef, Bacon, Ham and Venison. For each one hundred pounds of meat, use six pounds of salt, six pounds of sugar, and four ounces of saltpeter. Dissolve all in enough water to cover the meat

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