Mutton hams, to make

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840
Source
The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
Status
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Not a recipe
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Ingredients (3)
For curing the ham
Instructions (9)
  1. Cut a hind quarter of mutton like a ham.
  2. Mix together the saltpetre, coarse sugar, and common salt.
  3. Rub the ham well with the mixture.
  4. Lay it in a hollow tray with the skin downward.
  5. Baste it every day for a fortnight.
  6. Then roll it in sawdust, and hang it in wood smoke for a fortnight.
  7. Boil and hang it in a dry place.
  8. Cut it out in rashers.
  9. It does not eat well boiled, but is delicious broiled.
Original Text
Mutton hams, to make. Cut a hind quarter of mutton like a ham. Take one ounce of saltpetre, one pound of coarse sugar, and one pound of common salt; mix them together, and rub the ham well with them. Lay it in a hollow tray with the skin downward; baste it every day for a fortnight; then roll it in sawdust, and hang it in wood smoke for a fortnight. Boil and hang it in a dry place; cut it out in rashers. It does not eat well boiled, but is delicious broiled.
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