Corned Beef Recipe
Ingredients
- For 100 pounds of beef, allow 8 to 10 pounds of salt. Layer the
- meat and salt in a barrel, starting with salt. Allow meat and salt
- to sit 24 hours, and totally submerge it with 4 gallons of water,
- 2 oz.s baking soda, 4 pounds sugar, 4 oz. saltpeter (optional).
- Also add whatever spices you want, like onions, garlic cloves,
- pickling spices. Cure for 30 to 40 days between 38 and 40 degrees
- fahrenheit. Check the brine often for ropiness. The meat can be
- salvaged if you catch it quick enough.
