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Aromatic Salt for Boned Goose, Boar's Head, Etc

Take half an ounce each of the following--all ground and sifted: Sage. Thyme. Marjoram. Mace. Cloves. Nutmegs. Bay leaves--and a quarter ounce of Rosemary--and one ounce of White pepper--and mix with 4 pounds of fine salt.

The difference of the two mixtures is in the sage and rosemary. The latter is very aromatic with a taste like a mixture of sage and pine leaves. It seems to have been a great favorite and had many uses in olden times. "Nay, the boar hath rosemaries and bay." "Then the ale, and the cider with rosemary in the bowl were incomparable potations." --Bulwer. "Weave me a garland of holly, Rosemary, laurel and bays; Gravity's nothing but folly Till after the Christmas days." --Old Song.