Name: To Corn Beef
Ingredients: 4 gallons water; 8 pounds salt; 2 ounces saltpetre; 1 quart molasses

To Corn Beef

Ingredients

4 gallons water
8 pounds salt
2 ounces saltpetre
1 quart molasses

Directions

Have your beef cut up in suitable pieces for cooking. Then pack them loosely in a tight barrel, placing a weight on top. Cover them with the following brine : 4 gallons water, 8 pounds salt, 2 ounces saltpetre, 1 quart molasses ; put in a kettle and bring- to a boil ; skim thoroughly, let cool and pour over the beef. Let remain in the brine until wanted for use. If the brine should mould, pour it off, bring it to a boil again, skim and pour over the beef quite hot.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

58Calories

0 gProtein

0 gFat

15 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Molasses	1 tbsp (20g)	58
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Martin, Maria Ewing, Mrs., [from old catalog] comp. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.