Pickled Meats

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Ingredients

4 pounds Beef tongue or pork

2 tablespoons Salt

3 teaspoons Mixed whole pickling spices

1 tablespoon Brown sugar, firmly packed

3 Cloves garlic,finely minced

1 teaspoon Saltpeter

Preparation

Mix the Salt, spices, Sugar and Garlic together. Rub into the meat thoroughly. Set into a pan, cover well and put into the refrigerator turning once a week or more. To cook, put into cold Water and bring to a bOil. Discard the first Water and cover the meat again with more cold Water, bring to a bOil and reduce the heat simmering gently until tender.