Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-02-21
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CURING, BACON


Good bacon y SO important an article 10 u
Virginia family, that am induced 10 offer Ia
young house keeper, aud otheis not prhciisrd
Ia preparing and preserving u, the following
dhtds Uns-by the ubseTTHuCe Uf which |
think their bacon Vii do credit 10 their iabes.
Hogs weighing from Que hundred aud Or,
70 two hundred are 10 be preferreI aud rhey
should be corn I'D for ~ least five o. sig v SKIS
Corn fed pork may be distinguished by the Il -
pearance OF the kidnr, tat, M IL will h. hard
aud crack iniosmal squares like beet suct
those sioId be avoided Whose far is more
tenacious and inclined TO tram pnrrncg, adh,r
ing to tie fingers, and bearing the compilation
OF lard
ne S II should he Of pure qualify tit al Ia.
Ken Tom the kettles WHEN SOU es hat MOI thpn
1hlt boiled down, or found Ia The puns uficI
roolme i, most 10 he relied on.
10 every thousand pounds nf mcnt put three
Pecks (6s u,cnsnte) o, sell with when pound
o puiseraed sehprtre la, he.n previously and
thoroughly mArd lb,s composi'ion is 10 be
"elI iubbed GA, aud then spriukltd Tricky on
the opt.ide OF lie mept. There Is 20 danger OF
over Hitins hou quaui5 Ia leugh ol TIM
winch las that fl, q.
Abe me AZ IS ~" 10 be ad with the SKIN tiGe
down, - good eashs q Iough.. VT, salt tprin-
hted otrt the bottom the hams AID shoulders
hfsl. aud thea the mItd nEs aud small pIt ce.
On TIE ienrih OF nth day thu meat Shouii br
,ahcn up, aud tgaiu val rubbed with salt to
which should be added. whenever Il can be
procured. teaspoon IN ! Of powdered garden
pepper, 10 'neh piece. aud the meat Iepl cra
a. boloF5, a,t.I removing my il9oJy bin. u
other impure matter that amy hu,e collected
Ia tho rough, cnshs A. tn end oCtMo
>seek.. II ,he mrat is keIt without irc,4me, nlI
she pieces except the ham. & shoulders, Will b,
sAted suih,lrGt1 aud should then he removed,
AT which TINE tie 'c",ainlng pieces should b,
packed, placing those winch ppptnr least
sailed lowest down, change oi position Ia
absolutely nece sary, leoaus, the pressure " III
prevent thu pas.,ng Of ,he Orne thiooen lht
Ineat, If not turned.
In three weeks rum the first sailing the
shoulders are 10 be rtmov- q, aud in Tour weeks
the hams. Every pl' &c on taking out Tor smu-
hlnR, shuubi be cleanly washed, by dipping Il
doth ii hat Mater and taking ut a salt hr,n,
nnd dirt; this "ashiuG promotes the dp iuG o
the meat. aud further tends 10 eqaalse the sahn
ilav"' thtUus6on1, the piGct, aud should mol
omitted.
! y make good bacon. the meat should l.
hung nifh the thiokrsl part upwards, T., pi,
vent the oxidation OF It's juices, aud each lier
clear OF The WALL o. Other pieces. Ind iheI
irit unlil ~ /. quite DRY. Some Sound chip
Nitb Inv bi.lols Of hickory wood, or cor
house "Ain, which Is inn ortstt, for If ia
the smoke house Is cold all iolmer cure will h
In some measure lost u damp ~ill setile on III
bacon, and II viii have bitter favor. Ba, o
should never be tmoked IN Lamp wrnlhtf as
t"o "i,n pIaciised, by 81 the mr al gain
botl'ins IA color but acquires u bad TASTE. On
OF Two good hIes each dag, viii smoke II
pieces. IN precisely the sants Time required (,
satne-ihat 10 10 say, hams week, SOU
aers j weeks, anu m.dd.iDgs anu Other pisces
weeks
have used red pepper with, think decide
advantage, By thromlDg d few pods into eBc
fire "hlle smoking this article, in saitng ,
smoking, or III both, improves the Hivor OF III
meat. aud tends to secure IL against iuseCu
ii tue meat house is dark and cool, the inca
may be lett hanging uatil wonled for use, but
olber@ Sc, il should be taken down al The CON
Denssinent OF VAIN weather, aud packed a
way Ia salt. clean hickory ashes, OF oats, eithr
will secure II from insects, or dipping, il II
meat be entiIe ely cover d over, and the ia, er
sfces between The pieces properly filed III
use oil dry salt al bot increase the saline &,
vor oftue meal. have known bacon vrr
fiueiy preserved, by preparing snong L.,
wood ashes, concent ated BY boiling, into wli.i
when cold the pieces were dipped.
The alkail mud tae oil OF the meat, forms
coating OF soap in all the creviee,, as well al ,
the surface, which is an admirable prolecd,
against the nsect tribe.
Some attention should be paid 10 the CO..
siruetion Of the smoke house. Az before O
served, should BIZ rendered VAIN d4r.Bg {.