Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-12-21
Fr.m ~ y q. Faucr.
Cnrlng Heats-


For sailing beef. TIRE iollo~ing i recon-
nsuded: The bssi piecs, are The plates.
ribs and brisket. Pack the pieces in casks.
giving a WY slight si-inkiin= Of sah b.
tween each Pieec. Then cover the ucaf
With a pickle. BY boiling together. IN Z gal
lens Of ra:cr. : ibs. q salt. s nbs. brown
sugar. oEs. salipetre. OF. pcsriAsh. Tor
100 hs- meat. Keep hesry Cat store on
the meat. hat Il may be- -en Immersed IN
The pickle. d i said tiat beef parked in
the way ~in keep year. aHd ~iil rather
improve than gro~ wore
Another mode recosnmcu.l-d Tor beef =
% take 4 q's rock sait. p.,undcd 6ne. :
ozs. salfPetrs and lbs. OF brown sugar.
mix them vel toseiher. and virh tls-se
ingredients PACK the meat Jo-n very close
D.. 30 hat ,hsy vii Of ihemseivrs cover
the Whole With brine. TIE next spring
draw OF the bTine. bol and take OF the
scum ell u becomes clean. adding a LITTLE
salt 70 Il. and apply "a sgAin. ard the be-f
VII keep very sweet and sn- tasting dur1ng
the whole sumner follo~ina.
We sLOold advise leaving out the SAIL
Petre m al eases Il l. dangerous arti-
Gle % use. Those Who pack large quaint
ties Of beef for uaIket. state thai salIpetre
- used 10 en- or give a natural cherry ~
color TO the lean q meats; too much ini-
parts 6ery. dark rcd color % beef. defri-
mental 70 "a. sale. and injurioss 70 So aas-
or. Sugar or molAsses nav be safely used
ard they arr thought by many pcr-ons 70
add 10 the favor 81 the meat Smau quan-
titles of saleraius arr also frrqscuiiy en-
ployed. The object in sailing. however.
seems 70 - 70 be. 70 preserve ia the great
est degree the hne Qualities and favor OF
the beef or hans.
SAILING PoES- Perhaps a. good a plan
As can b. found - q cat the PORK into Eve
or sly pound pieccs. take Of al the lcan.
and thea pack The pieccs in a barrel 9Th
a plenty Of rock SAT- a. The bottom AMI be-
tween the las ers. 4 BRINE - snons a. sait
vill make "a. BODIED AMI Skinned. should
thea BE poured boiling hot on o. thv pork
enough cf thc brine to cover tie p1lk. It
vii require nearly . ba.lci 81 sad 90
barrel of PORK. besides what b. used for
mAkiug abe brine. Al 'his nav not b.
dissolved. bst y not ~a.fsl a. BE- rrn,aias
good for fu;ure asc. Ilis plan 8. eNfcu-
sively Praesiovl -nl sc Ee,e i unitcr-
sally successful
CUEISG Hans. A mole highly recon
mended j. the following For every 100
pounds Of HeAi. taks pinss ct ,nolas-ss.
or Ibs. bro~n sagar. : Jos. rock sails. add
3 gallons Of water. and boil ihe ingredients
over gentle hrc. skisamiag on Tie scum.
a. u ARISES Continue The boiling AL al
j. dissolved. Pack tLe hams IN q cask.
vith the shank ca-s down. When t.c
pickle : cool. pour IL over The ham. some
persons use u boiling bot They nav he
in pickle from two 90 * useks. according
% their SIZE. state % tic ~ea.Lcr and q.
the taste Tor saltoess may Be.
BEEy OK MUrTon HANs. IntcBded for
smoking o. driving. NAV Re curcd in tLis
vsy. and b. fouud excrIent.
Much ofthe GOODIES. hoWevcr. of eiiher
dePends spou how ttey ar smoked. Tl.ev
should not be bes:ed. and Should De- bong
shank eld down. a. ihis wild prevent the
escape q their juices BY dipping Some
Pcrsons Smoke laus 90 or three rceks.a.
many DAYS are suihc,cut fsr us.aad not
a Nv prefer the meat vifhout auy SMOKE
al.
The matter of preserving neat - a. 90
preserve Re enc favor and qualities. - too
little underwood. a more careful exam
ins'io" oi &c would not only give us uoie
nairiiious and Psiatabic food. Doe would
save az immense aggregate ioss.