Sugar Cure for Pork, Bacon, Ham
Grandma and Grandpa always butchered their own beef and pork in late Nov. to the middle of Feb. It was a family affair, everyone pitching in to make sausages, head cheese, and wrapping all the meat!
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 2 1⁄2lbs salt
- 2gallons water
- 1ounce saltpeter
- 1ounce baking soda
- 1lb brown sugar
- 1ounce black pepper
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DIRECTIONS
- Double this mix as much as you have meat.
- Weigh down meat so that it remains covered.
- Be sure to boil plent of water day before so it is good and cold.
- Put your meat in wood barrels or vinegar stone crocks.
- Leave small boned meat chunks submerged for 2 days.
- Bacon submerged for 4 days.
- Cut hams and shoulders 14 days.
- Whole hams 21 days.
- Storage area must be extremely cold, but not freezing to prevent fermentation.
- After submersion, run thick thread through corner of meats and hang in smokehouse.
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