Buckeye Cookery

Tried and approved: the great American housekeeping bible of 1880.

How to Cut and Cure Meats

20 recipes in this part of Buckeye Cookery.

A NEW WAY TO SMOKE HAMS

Smoke the barrel, in which the hams are to be pickled, by inverting it over a kettle containing a slow fire…

BEEF-STEAK FOR WINTER USE

Cut the steak large, and the usual thickness; have ready a mixture made of salt, sugar and finely powdered…

BRINE FOR BEEF, HAMS AND SHOULDERS

To one hundred pounds beef, take eight pounds salt, five of sugar or five pints molasses (Orleans best, but…

Hints on Butter-Making (No sloven can make good butter)

No sloven can make good butter. The one thing to be kept in mind, morning, noon, and night, is neatness,…

Hints on Butter-Making (Packed as it keeps longer when)

packed, as it keeps longer when well washed. If to be used immediately, the washing may be less thorough.…

HOW TO CUT UP PORK

Split through the spine, cut off each half of head behind the ear, remove the pieces in front of the…

LARD

The best lard is made from leaf fat which adheres to the ribs and belly of the hog. This is known as leaf…

SPICED CORNED BEEF

To ten pounds beef, take two cups salt, two cups molasses, two table-spoons saltpeter, one table-spoon ground…

THE DESPARD RED ROUND

A round of beef weighing twenty-five pounds, one ounce of cloves, three ounces of saltpetre, three ounces of…

TO CLEAN BEEF TRIPE

Empty the paunch, rinse it thoroughly in cold water, being careful not to let any of the contents get on the…

TO CURE AND DRY BEEF TONGUES

For one dozen tongues make a brine of a gallon and a half of water (or enough to cover them well), two pints…

TO CURE HAMS

In the fall, about the first of November, people in the country generally kill a good-sized pig, to last…

TO CURE HAMS AND BACON

When killed and cool cut up, and begin immediately to salt them. Rub the outside of each ham with a teaspoon…

TO KEEP HAMS

For one hundred pounds of meat, take eight pounds of salt, two ounces saltpetre, and four gallons water; put…

TO KEEP HAMS AFTER CURING

Cut hams in slices suitable for cooking, trim off the rind, and pack as compactly as possible in a stone jar;…

TO KEEP LARD FROM MOLDING

Use a tub that has had no tainted lard or meat in it; scour it out thoroughly with two quarts of wheat bran…

To KEEP MEAT FRESH IN HOT WEATHER

For a five-pound piece of meat take a three-gallon stone crock; have some pans of skimmed milk that is…

TO SALT PORK

Allow the meat to stand until the animal heat is entirely out of it; cut the sides into strips crosswise;…

TRYING LARD

Cut the fat into small pieces, put into kettle, and pour in enough water to cover the bottom; boil gently…

VIRGINIA SAUSAGE MEAT

Pick the sausage meat to get out all the pieces of bones and strings; wash it in lukewarm water, and lay on a…

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