Tongues, to cure. No. 1.

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840
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The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Ingredients (6)
for curing
Instructions (9)
  1. Wash the tongues well in spring water.
  2. Dry them thoroughly with a cloth.
  3. Salt them with common salt, a quarter of a pound of saltpetre, a quarter of a pound of treacle, and a quarter of a pound of gunpowder.
  4. Let them lie in this pickle for a month.
  5. Turn and rub them every day.
  6. Take them out and dry them with a cloth.
  7. Rub a little gunpowder over them.
  8. Hang them up for a month.
  9. Soak a few hours as customary before eating.
Original Text
Tongues, to cure. No. 1. Take two fine bullocks’ tongues; wash them well in spring water; dry them thoroughly with a cloth, and salt them with common salt, a quarter of a pound of saltpetre, a quarter of a pound of treacle, and a quarter of a pound of gunpowder. Let them lie in this pickle for a month; turn and rub them every day; then take them out and dry them with a cloth; rub a little gunpowder over them, and hang them up for a month, when they will be fit to eat, previously soaking a few hours as customary.
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