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Pickle for Corned Beef

From The household cook book, 1902

Serves 10

For 100 lbs. of beef, use 8 lbs. fine salt, 4 lbs. brown sugar, 4 oz. saleratus, 2 oz. saltpetre.

Presented as published in 1902. 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 The household cook book (1902) by Smiley, James B[ethuel],, page 130. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PICKLE FOR CORNED BEEF— (1) Use 1 gal. water, 1| lbs. salt, ^ lb. brown sugar, ^ oz. saltpetre, \ oz. potash;

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