Old-fashioned Home-cured Corned Beef

Few farmers butcher meat at home in this freezer and locker era, but what country woman doesn’t like once-in-a-blue-moon to cure and cook small quantities of old-time favorites? This recipe for home-cured corned beef is a classic example of a family treasure brought out occasionally. It’s beef any hostess can be proud to serve. And what table talk it stimulates.