A Common Receipt for Salting Beef
From Modern cookery, in all its branches, 1884
Serves 18
Sugar can be mixed with saltpetre for better flavor.
Presented as published in 1884. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from Modern cookery, in all its branches (1884) by Eliza Acton, page 193. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
A COMMON RECEIPT FOR SALTING BEEF. One ounce of saltpetre, and a pound of common salt, will be sufficient for sixteen pounds of beef
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