Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

100 lb Bacon ** 8 lb Salt, kosher
3 lb Brown sugar 3 oz Salt peter
4 ga Water, spring

** sides of bacon from fresh killed country hogs.
Lay the sides of bacon on a board and rub lightly with fine salt. Let
stand for 48 hours.
Mix the next three ingredients thoroughly and dissolve in the water.
Bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes. Skim and let cool. Place
bacon in a clean oak barrel and pour the liquid over the meat. Place
a heavy weight on bacon to keep it under the brine. Bacon prepared
like this will keep about one year. Have sections of bacon smoked at
smoke house as needed.

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