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Cookery

To make hams Like Wesphalia hams

Rub your hams over with 4 ounces of Salt petere to each ham
the next Day put of Bay Salt common Salt coarse sugar of
each half a pound put in it a quart of Strong Beer boil it together
and put it boiyling hot over the hams let it Liye in a Fortnight
rub it well and turning it every Day the Like of pickle to every ham
then Smoak it every ham 3 Days and nights over a fire of Sawdust
and have litter fresh made from the Stable every night and day
for a fortnight then Smoak it over a wood fire as other Bacon

To Make [Stauvgeon] of a calfs Head

Take a calfs head with the hair on lay it in Soke in watter
about 3 hours, boil it in clean watter till the hair comes of
easily Slit the head take out the Brains and Tongue lay it
up close in cloth boyl it in milk and watter with a Salted
Bag of nutmegs Cloves mace and a bunch of Sweet herbs
Let it boil so as to be very tender take out the bones and
Muscles keep it close with the Skinny Side uppermost
Lay it on a plate till cold then put as much white wine vineger
as will cover your [Stouvgeon] and by a fortnights time it
will be fit to eat

the Pickle for it

Boil [Brain] and watter then Strain it off let it Stand untell
it is cold then put in vinegar to your tast to Stouvgeon
put a Spoonfull of Sugar to a calfs head some salt