Sugar Pickle For Ham

5 ingredients
3 steps

Ingredients

  • 100 lb. ham
  • 18 lb. salt (half fine, half coarse)
  • 3 oz. saltpetre
  • 2 oz. saliratus
  • 3 lb. sugar or 1 qt. molasses

Directions

  1. 1
    Boil the salt, saltpetre, saliratus and sugar or molasses. Skim.
  2. 2
    Let cool.
  3. 3
    Then pour it over the meat; the meat is to remain in pickle from 4 to 6 weeks.

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