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BEEF TONGUES
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BEEF TONGUES

4 ingredients 3 steps gutenberg
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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

  • two ounces of saltpetre
  • a pound of salt two ounces of saltpetre
  • three quarters of a pound of the coarsest sugar
  • 1 large tongue

Directions

1

(_A Suffolk Receipt._)

2

For each very large tongue, mix with half a pound of salt two ounces of saltpetre and three quarters of a pound of the coarsest sugar; rub the tongues daily, and turn them in the pickle for five weeks, when they will be fit to be dressed, or to be smoked.

3

1 large tongue; salt, 1/2 lb.; sugar, 3/4 lb.; saltpetre, 2 oz.: 5 weeks.

By Eliza Acton · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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