Head Cheese

6 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 pig head
  • 2 c. head meat juice or broth
  • 1 c. vinegar
  • 1/2 c. sugar
  • salt, pepper and mixed spice
  • 2 Tbsp. unflavored gelatin

Directions

  1. 1
    Scald and scrape pig's head.
  2. 2
    Cook pig head in a large kettle until meat falls off the bone.
  3. 3
    Reserve the broth or juice.
  4. 4
    Finely cut up meat.
  5. 5
    Dissolve head meat juice, vinegar, sugar and gelatin in a saucepan.
  6. 6
    Add salt, pepper and mixed spice to taste.
  7. 7
    Simmer until thoroughly hot.
  8. 8
    Place cut up meat in a bread loaf pan.
  9. 9
    Pour mixture over the meat and let stand until it is cool.
  10. 10
    Wrap and freeze.
  11. 11
    Thaw and slice to eat like luncheon meat.

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