Brawn

Ingredients

• a hog's head
• two ounces of saltpetre
• the same quantity of salt

Method

1. 1

   Prepare a hog's head by cutting off the ears, taking out the brains, and cleaning generally; rub in plenty of salt, and let it drain a whole day and night.

2. 2

   Put in two ounces of saltpetre and the same quantity of salt, and let it stand for three days.

3. 3

   Next, put the head and salt into a pan and cover it with water for two days.

4. 4

   Wash it well from the salt, and boil till the bones can be easily removed.

5. 5

   Extract these and take off the skin of the head and tongue carefully.

6. 6

   Chop up the meat into bits, but do not mince it, and season with pepper, salt, and shallot to taste.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 254. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Brawn. — Prepare a hog's head, by cutting off the ears, taking out the brains, and cleaning generally ; rub in plenty of salt, and let it drain a whole day and night. Pub in two ounces of saltj)etre and the same quantity of salt

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.