How to make Salt Hams
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Title
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How to make Salt Hams
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Date
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1694/1795
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Description
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A method for curing ham using salt, saltpeter (potassium nitrate), and salt prunella / sal-prunella (another form of saltpeter).
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Transcript
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Rub them with an ounce of Salt-Peter half an ounce of Salt prunala & one Pound of common Salt this Quantity to each Ham lay them in Salt pans for ten days turn them once in this Time & rub them well with more common Salt; let them lay ten days longer & turn them each Day then take them out & scrape them as clean as possi[text loss] & dry them well with a clean Cloth then rub them slightly over with a litle salt & hang them up to dry.
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Contributor
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Caylor, Karmen
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Le, Vincent
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Grimm, Stephanie
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Salahuddin, Shafiya
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Source
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Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
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Publisher
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George Mason University Libraries
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Rights
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Public domain. There are no known restrictions.
