The National Cook Book, 9th ed.

by Hannah Mary Peterson

TO CURE DRIED BEEF.

541. For one hundred pounds of beef:
Seven pounds of coarse salt,
Five pounds of brown sugar,
Half an ounce of pearl-ash, two ounces of saltpetre. Four gallons of water.

Boil the sugar, salt, pearl-ash, saltpetre and water together, skim it and pour it over the meat when it is cold. At the end of three weeks take out your beef. This is the celebrated Newbold receipt.