To Salt Beef

Ingredients

• 1/2 round of beef
• 4 oz sugar
• 1 oz powdered saltpetre
• 2 oz black pepper
• 1/4 lb bay-salt
• 1/2 lb common salt

Instructions

1. Rub the meat well with salt, and let it remain for a day, to disgorge and clear it from slime.
2. The next day, rub it well with the above ingredients on every side, and let it remain in the pickle for about a fortnight, turning it every day.
3. It may be boiled fresh from the pickle, or smoked.