To keep Tongues

The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Til... · Lady Clark of Tillypronie · 1909
Source
The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Tillypronie
Time
Cook: 20 min Total: 20 min
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Ingredients (5)
Instructions (2)
  1. Boil together over a gentle fire for 20 minutes, 6 lbs. common salt, 2 lbs. of sugar or treacle, 3 ozs. saltpetre, 31/2 gallons of spring water.
  2. Skim it carefully whilst it is boiling, and when quite cold pour it over the tongues, which must be covered with the brine.
Original Text
To keep Tongues. (E. Hager, Lamb's Conduit Street.) Boil together over a gentle fire for 20 minutes, 6 lbs. common salt, 2 lbs. of sugar or treacle, 3 ozs. saltpetre, 3½ gallons of spring water. Skim it carefully whilst it is boiling, and when quite cold pour it over the tongues, which must be covered with the brine.
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