Tongues, to cure. No. 3.

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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Instructions (8)
  1. Cut off the roots of the tongues, and cut a nick in the under side.
  2. Wash them clean, and dry with a cloth.
  3. Rub them with common salt, and lay them on a board all night.
  4. The next day, take two ounces of bay salt, one ounce of sal prunella, and a handful of juniper-berries, all bruised fine.
  5. Mix them with a quarter of a pound of coarse sugar and one pound of common salt.
  6. Rub the tongues well with this mixture.
  7. Lay them in a long pan, and turn and rub them daily for a fortnight.
  8. Take them out of the pickle, and either dry or dress them.
Original Text
Tongues, to cure. No. 3. Take two fine neats’ tongues; cut off the roots, and cut a nick in the under side; wash them clean, and dry with a cloth. Rub them with common salt, and lay them on a board all night. Next day take two ounces of bay salt, one of sal prunella, and a handful of juniper-berries, all bruised fine; mix them with a quarter of a pound of coarse sugar and one pound of common salt. Rub the tongues well with this mixture; lay them in a long pan, and turn and rub them daily for a fortnight. Take them out of the pickle, and either dry or dress them. [146]
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