Mutton Ham

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
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The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
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Ingredients (5)
Instructions (5)
  1. Take a hind-quarter of mutton, cut it like a ham, and rub it well with an ounce of saltpetre, a pound of coarse sugar, and a pound of common salt, mixed well together.
  2. Lay it in a deepish tray with the skin downward, and baste it with the pickle every day for a fortnight.
  3. Then roll it in sawdust, and hang it in wood-smoke for a fortnight.
  4. Then boil it, and hang it up in a dry place.
  5. You may dress it whole, or cut slices off, and broil them, which will eat well, and have an excellent flavour.
Original Text
Mutton Ham. TAKE a hind-quarter of mutton, cut it like a ham, and rub it well with an ounce of ſalt-petre, a pound of coarſe ſugar, and a pound of common ſalt, mixed well together. Lay it in a deepiſh tray with the ſkin down-ward, and baſte it with the pickle every day for a fortnight. Then roll it in ſaw-duſt, and hang it in wood-ſmoke for a fortnight. Then boil it, and hang it up in a dry place. You may dreſs it whole, or cut ſlices off, and broil them, which will eat well, and have an ex-cellent flavour.
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