Curing Bacon — Different Methods

Ingredients

• 6 pounds coarse sea salt
• 2 pounds coarse brown sugar
• 3 ounces saltpetre
• 3 ounces hay salt
• 3 gallons water

Directions

1. Boil the water in a large pot.

2. Add the salt, sugar, saltpetre, and hay salt to the boiling water.

3. Remove from heat and let it cool.

4. Thoroughly clean the vessel before final salting.

5. Rub the mixture into the meat and turn the flitches every day for a month.