BEEF PICKLE, which may also be used for any kind of Meat, Tongues, or Hams

Ingredients

• 6 lb salt
• 2 lb fine sugar
• 3 oz powdered saltpetre
• 3 gallon spring water

Instructions

1. Boil all the ingredients gently together, so long as any scum or impurity arises, which carefully remove;
2. when quite cold, pour it over the meat, every part of which must be covered with the brine.
3. This may be used for pickling any kind of meat, and may be kept for some time, if boiled up occasionally with an addition of the ingredients.