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Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 87, 9 March 1876, Page 7

.To J(eep Meat Fresh.— As. soon' as the animal* heat is out of the meat slice it up ready for cooking.: Prepar-3 a large Jar. by scaldi/ig .well with hot salt and water. -Mix salt; aiid pulverised: saltpetre in the proportion of one tablespopnful of saltpetre to one teacupful of salt.- Cover the bottom.: of the jar with a sprinkle i* of salt and pepper. Put down a layer "of meat, : sprinkle with salt' and' peppeiy 'tlie' 'Barriers # just,goi,ng i to the' table, ahd -continue in thianfiariher till tlie 'jsif - is full-.' : ; -Fold ;a' cloth dr r towel v and' ; wet-it iii* strong salt -And; watei;,;in,which,a Uttle of tha saltpetre" is. dissolved- ' '• Press tlie "cloth closely *';pver ; . ; , the - : -meat<, and, set in a ! (iPol place. y^lJe snreand press tha qlCtth V;dn" .tigh'tlyV^as each, ■' layer is removed.-. and .your/ meat will keep for r;npnths. : . Jt is a.gpod."j)lan Jo let the meafcrlie: oyer., -nighty Vafieii it ( *|isV.;,*siiced before packing. ■ .Tli'en^di*aiaL:^Dt^f^ll7t&o";.--/-:--jbjopd s that , pozes" from it. It wili^bfli^V : Necessary (!^> phang-sV : jßlot^-' -o^atsibn* ally-, or take-it : off ana 1 i vvasli ifefirst Vin.y Vbbl#* waters-then V^aldi[iJ;i:mi salt and:--wa.ter .as /at .first.—-', American Hotise^V wife.' '' "" VV '.:'.' . . AyA-'^-A