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TO CURE SHAD

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

49
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Fat
13g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • one pound saltpetre
  • one pound brown sugar
  • salt

Directions

1

Strike the shad as you would herrings, then put it on a board, with a stone on it to press it down. Let them remain three days, then take them out aud wash them in brine. Drain them well. To every hundred shad add one pound saltpetre, one pound brown sugar, mixed well together with as much alurn salt as you think proper. In packing put alternate layers of shad and salt.

By Gibson, Marietta Fauntleroy Hollyday, "Mrs. C. H. Gibson." · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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