Brawn

Ingredients

• Clean a pig’s head
• rub it over with salt
• and a little saltpetre
• then boil it until the bones will leave the meat
• season with salt and pepper
• lay the meat hot in a mould
• press and weight it down for a few hours
• Be sure and ait the tongue

Method

1. 1

   Clean a pig’s head, rub it over with salt and a little saltpetre, and let it lie for 2-3 days.

2. 2

   Boil until the bones will leave the meat.

3. 3

   Season with salt and pepper, lay the meat hot in a mould, press and weight it down for a few hours.

4. 4

   Boil another hour, covering.

5. 5

   Be sure to add the tongue for improved flavour.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Consult me (1902) by Robert Kemp Philp, page 85. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BRAWN. — Clean a pig’s head, and rub it over with salt, and a little saltpetre, and let it lie two or three days, then boil it until the bones will leave the meat ; season with salt and pepper, and lay the meat hot in a mould, and press and weight it down for a few hours. Boil another hour, covering. Be sure and ait the tongue

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