Sweet Cure

• salt cures for ham and bacon

This is a sweet pickle for ham or bacon, using a carcass of about eight score lb. Split the carcass, and from each side cut a rounded ham and a round shoulder (fore-ham). De-bone the middle except for the chump end of the loin, which can be used fresh or lightly salted. To make packing easier, the middle may be sub-divided into back and belly. Rub the knuckles with salt, and sprinkle salt on th