An Approved Receipt to preserve BUTTER

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
Source
The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
Status
success · extracted 11 days ago
Not a recipe
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Ingredients (4)
Preservation composition
Butter preservation
Instructions (5)
  1. Beat up the salt, sugar, and salt petre together.
  2. Blend the whole completely.
  3. Take one ounce of this composition for every sixteen ounces of butter.
  4. Work it well into the mass.
  5. Close it up for use.
Original Text
An Approved Receipt to preserve BUTTER. By Dr. ANDERSON. TAKE two parts of the best common salt, one part sugar, and one part salt petre; beat them up together, and blend the whole completely. Take one ounce of this composition for every fixteen ounces of butter, work it well into the mass, and close it up for use.
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