Ham To Cure The Thorpe Way No 4 Recipe
The following are the proportions for two hams, or pigs' faces: Boil one
pound of common salt, three ounces of bay salt, two ounces and a half of
saltpetre, and one pound of the coarsest brown sugar, in a quart of
strong old beer. When this pickle is cold, well rub the hams or faces
with it every day for a fortnight. Smoke them with horse litter for two
hours; then hang them to dry in a chimney where wood is burned for a
fortnight, after which, hang them in a dry place till wanted for use.
They are not so good if used under eight months or after a year old.
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