Wet Pickle for Beef

• For about 12–14 lb. meat allow:
• 2 oz. white peppercorns
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Tie the peppercorns, ginger, garlic, berries, mint and bay leaves in a muslin bag. Put salt, sugar, saltpetre and the water into a pan and heat slowly to dissolve the sugar. Pour into the chosen container, add the muslin bag and stir round for a few minutes, bruising the bag gently with a wooden spoon. Add the pieces of meat and leave for 2–3 days, turning daily.