To Pickle Cured Bacon
Source of Recipe
Unknown
List of Ingredients
100 lb Bacon
3 lb Brown sugar
4 ga Water, spring
8 lb Salt, kosher
3 oz Salt peter Recipe
sides of bacon from fresh killed country hogs.
Lay the sides of bacon on a board and rub lightly with fine salt.
Let stand for 48 hours.
Mix the next three ingredients thoroughly and dissolve in the water.
Bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes.
Skim and let cool.
Place bacon in a clean oak barrel and pour the liquid over the meat.
Place a heavy weight on bacon to keep it under the brine.
Bacon prepared like this will keep about one year.
Have sections of bacon smoked at smoke house as needed.